Every time that a people which has long crouched in slavery and ignorance is moved to its lowest depths there appear monsters and heroes, prodigies of crime and prodigies of virtue.

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.

A snowflake is probably quite unconscious of forming a crystal, but what it does may be worth study even if we are willing to leave its inner mental processes alone.

You are what you love, not who loves you.

There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut.

You never know what a fool you can be till life gives you the chance.

We need to get better at voting and be a voice for the people who do not have one.

I am back in Los Angeles after a very successful run in Chicago as Billy Flynn.

The problem with using C++ ... is that there's already a strong tendency in the language to require you to know everything before you can do anything.

To say "no" is painful, but much better than a "yes" that brings regrets.

Divorce isn't just the person, it's everything that goes with it - your kids, the adjustment, everything.

There's no happy ending to cocaine. You either die, you go to jail, or else you run out.