Poetry is the morning dream of great minds.

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

If they say "you have your last chance to look at the world", I wish that look would from Çamlıca of Istanbul.

There is no man more complete than the one who travelled a lot, who changed the shape of his thoughts and his life twenty times.

Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.

To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.

If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?

Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.

His name was Theo.

The great mercy of God's grace is forgiveness for all sins.

Ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put

There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them.

In the end, I've found, people like the direct approach. It's much more valuable to them to have a leader who's absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil.

I really love the experience of moving things around, in terms of being a director.

I have no desire to play King Lear or Hamlet. I never had a grand ambition. I just followed my nose.

I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.

The only freedom supposed to be left to the masses is that of grazing on the ration of simulacra the system distributes to each individual.