Sentiment is the poetry of the imagination.

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.

Ancient custom has the force of law.

It takes people being alone in front of the computer at three in the morning to write opinions about movies, apparently.

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good.

Can you appreciate music without playing it? Yes, you can. You can appreciate baseball without playing it. Many people attend a football game merely for the crowd, the excitement, the color.

Everest has always been a magnet for kooks, publicity seekers, hopeless romantics and others with a shaky hold on reality.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Some people in the utility industry have called it 'circling the drain'

As a young kid, I really wanted to be rich.

Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality.

I often write either really early in the morning, or really late at night.