Hodja Stories Quotes & Sayings

Being deeply knowledgeable on one subject narrows one's focus and increases confidence, but it also blurs dissenting views until they are no longer visible, thereby transforming data collection into bias confirmation and morphing self-deception into self-assurance. — Michael Shermer

Our own worth is measured by what we devote our energy to. — Marcus Aurelius

I need the anesthetic qualities of the local fire water. — Anthony Bourdain

I have a one-track mind. That's all that I'm interested in - love. And the lack of it. When it stops. — John Cassavetes

No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond. — Andre Gide

Branch Rickey made me a better man. — Branch Rickey

I think the skin is the most important thing. If you take care of your skin, you don't really need much makeup. — Natasha Poly

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. — Solomon Ibn Gabirol

In the Ottoman times, there were itinerant storytellers called "meddah. " They would go to coffee houses, where they would tell a story in front of an audience, often improvising. With each new person in the story, the meddah would change his voice, impersonating that character. Everybody could go and listen, you know ordinary people, even the sultan, Muslims and non-Muslims. Stories cut across all boundaries. Like "The Tales of Nasreddin Hodja," which were very popular throughout the Middle East, North Africa, the Balkans and Asia. Today, stories continue to transcend borders — Elif Shafak

A man who does not honor the company of his true friends will never see the light of true love. — Janvier Chouteu-Chando