Abyar Ali Quotes & Sayings

In Dostoevsky, two thoughts are already two people, for there are no thoughts belonging to no one and every thought represents an entire person. This — Mikhail Bakhtin

My father was in Ataturk's closest group. They lived together during the War of Liberation in Turkey. — Ahmet Ertegun

Oh, fatherhood has a very humanising effect on a bloke like me in the military. As a dad, you become absolutely aware of your own human frailty and a need to be nurturing and compassionate and fatherly — Peter Cosgrove

Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places. — Charles De Lint

When we step out in faith and use the talents He's given us, we show that we trust God, that we believe He will bless our actions and cause us to succeed. — Victoria Osteen

True fortitude is seen in great exploits
That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides;
And all else is tow'ring phrenzy and distraction. — Joseph Addison

If you want to help Africa, you should help them out of poverty, not try to build solar cells and windmills. — Ivar Giaever

The word NO, carries a lot more meaning when spoken by a parent who also knows how to say yes. — Joyce Maynard

There are a lot of ways that investment banking models work, but these risks are not internalized by the people that are taking them. — Robert F. Engle

I saw that we're all doing the best we can. This is how a lifetime of humility begins. — Byron Katie

There are six billion egos living on this planet. Can you not see why the world is in such a sorry state? Can you not see why we are destroying Heaven on Earth for our own short-term gain? Can you not see why the tiger and the gorilla are facing extinction, along with countless other species? Can you not see why there is so much injustice, abuse, greed, cruelty, and inequality upon this planet? We get along with those who share the same set of illusions. It is called collusion. They are our friends. We declare war on those who dare to believe in another set of illusions. They are our enemies. Religion, and particularly religious fundamentalism, is the most obvious and dangerous example. Nationalism is another. "Me! Me! Me!" "Mine! Mine! Mine!" "I'm right. I'm right. I'm right." "How can I use this or make use of this?" "What's in it for me?" You — Mary Bruggeman