You must believe before everything else that the revolution must come, that there is no other choice.

A society can never be free without women’s liberation

We reached the point where weapons should go silent and ideas speak.

For peace and brotherhood, I am ready to serve the Turkish state, and I believe that for this end I must remain alive.

The stage has been reached where our armed forces should withdraw beyond the borders It's not the end. It's the start of a new era.

You can't lose someone who was never there in the first place.

Stand up for the underdog, the 'loser.' Sometimes having the strength to show loving support for unacknowledged others turns the tides of our own lives.

The question "Who ought to be boss" is like asking "Who ought to be tenor in the quartet?" Obviously the man who can sing tenor.

The Finance Ministry can bring about real social change.

Under the seams runs the pain.

I think the money that I've got is a consequence of the activities I've been doing and the interests that I've had in my life. I've never set out to make a lot of money.

I never wanted to fight against the Union, but could not turn my back on Virginia.

Public libraries are the last vestige of public free space.

Children's games are hardly games. Children are never more serious than when they play.

Editing is a very tough period. You're confronted with yourself. It's a deep, dark, truthful mirror.