I have lived through many wars and have lost everything many times Yet, life is beautiful, and I have so much to learn and enjoy. I have no space nor time for pessimism and hate.

Life is beautiful. You have to be thankful that we are living. Wherever you look is beauty. I know about the bad things, but I look for the good things.

It depends on me whether life is good or not. Not on life, on me.

And life is beautiful, love is beautiful, nature and music are beautiful. Everything we experience is a gift, a present we should cherish and pass on to those we love.

Music saved my life and music saves me still...

Hatred eats the soul of the hater, not the hated.

Music was our way of remembering our inner selves, our values.

The worst thing in life is boredom. When people don't know what to do with themselves, they are very, very poor.

I felt that this is the only thing which helps me to have hope... a sort of religion, actually. Music is God.

When you are optimistic, when you are not complaining, when you look at the good side of your life, everybody loves you.

Music was our food... When we can play, it can't be so terrible. The music, the music!

Suddenly Ka realized he was in love with İpek. And realizing that this love would determine the rest of his life, he was filled with dread.

Be careful of those who would only be around you if they are doing better than you. People of such nature would likely become your worst enemies if you start doing better than them.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion and somethings an indirect boast.

When we're growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.

I am a big proponent of character arcs that show us how people change over time.

No man discovers anything big if he does not make himself small.

We used to have our own plane with the band's name on the side. It was a dream come true. You drive to a local airport. There's none of this checking in stuff; you just get on the plane.

Despite our differences, I know that both Republicans and Democrats love America.

It is Martin King who taught that a real moral struggle seeks to win partners, not to leave victims.

1. Don't be boring. 2. Be able to pass the airport test; be interesting enough to carry on a 3 hour conversation with a stranger. 3. When in doubt, do what you can never do again.