G > G's Quotes

“Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”
― Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

“To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.”
― Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

“Those who use religion for their own benefit are detestable. We are against such a situation and will not allow it. Those who use religion in such a manner have fooled our people; it is against just such people that we have fought and will continue to fight.”
― Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

“Peace at Home, Peace in the World”
― Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

“If one day, my words are against science, choose science.”
― Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

“Don’t mistake the stars reflected in a pond at night for those in the sky.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski

“- [...] Va'esse deireádh aep eigean, va'esse eigh faidh'ar, powtarzała, co się po ichniemu wykłada jako...
- Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski

“Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish

“To be neutral does not mean to be indifferent or insensitive. You don't have to kill your feelings. It's enough to kill hatred within yourself.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Krew elfów

“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“- Кто это был, Геральт?
- Друг. Мне его будет недоставать.
- Он был человеком?
- Он был воплощением человечности.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Pani Jeziora

“Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones