Life is too short to spare an hour of it in the indulgence of this evil passion.

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 person obsessed with ultimate truth is a person asking to be relieved of money.

The weariest night the longest day sooner or later must perforce come to an end.

It's silly to work hard the whole week and then spoil it by not preparing properly before the game.

I'm not sure that I would have become a Christian if I had continued to live in Hollywood because the notion wouldn't have occurred to me.

We're Jews. When you look at our pubic hair, it should look like Ewoks should be in there.

Stop giving someone else the job of making you happy.

We survive our love because we go on loving.

To me, the "tape" is the final arbiter of any investment decision. I have a cardinal rule: Never fight the tape!

You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.

When you have a set of characters, you have to fall in love with them and care about them as each individual character.