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People Quotes by Orhan Pamuk
- Actually, it's the other way round. In a poor country, the only consolation people can have is the one that comes from their beliefs.
- I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city.
- I think perhaps it is a generational thing. I talk to younger people and they say, Where is this melancholy city you talk about My…
- There are two kind of men,' said Ka, in a didatic voice. 'The first kind does not fall in love until he's seen how the…
- Try to discover who I am from my choice of words and colors, as attentive people like yourselves might examine footprints to catch a thief.
- The sight of snow made her think how beautiful and short life is and how, in spite of all their enmities, people have so very…
- The first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse.
- It's such a shame that we know so little about our own country, that we can't find it in our hearts to love our own…
- In a brutal country like ours, where human life is 'cheap', it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs? High ideas?…
- When we lose people we love, we should never disturb their souls, whether living or dead. Instead. we should find consolation in an object that…
- When two people love each other as we do, no one can come between them, no one," I said, amazed at the words I was…
- She looked out the window; in her eyes was the light that you see only in children arriving at a new place, or in young…
- In Europe the rich are refined enough to act as if they're not wealthy. That is how civilized people behave. If you ask me, being…
- People only tell lies when there is something they are terribly frightened of losing.
- Listen to me: Life is not about principles; it`s about happiness.` `But if you don`t have any principles, and if you don`t have faith, you…
- One side of me is very busy paying attention to the details of life, the humanity of people, catching the street voices, the middle-class, upper-middle-class…
- Idealism, unrealistic idealism, is always contrasted with the reality of the people, of the man in the street. The details of daily life are always…
- Novels are political because in them, we try to identify with people who are not like us. And, in that sense, I like the first-person…
- I think less than people think I do about politics. I care about writing.
- If a writer is to tell his own story - tell it slowly, and as if it were a story about other people - if…
- These political movements flourish on the margins of Turkish society because of poverty and because of the people's feeling that they are not being represented.
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle