Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quotes

I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap. My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will; every man can follow his own conscience, provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him against the liberty of his fellow-men.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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• I come from an immigrant culture. I'm only a couple of generations away from having been a servant girl myself.

  

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• In the schools of the Western countries, there is always the subject 'Religion.' The Classics are China's religion.

  

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• I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and mercy. May He be blessed for ever! For I see clearly that He has not omitted to reward me, even in this life, for every one of my good desires.

  

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• Of course managers win ball games.

  

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• Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.

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• But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that fun doing the work anymore.

  

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• A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

  

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• The big talent is persistence.

  

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• All artists are now free to express their own personality.

  

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• Certainly, when you're dealing with more deep, emotional work and sensory work, for me, it helps me to just stay in it.

  

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• My favorite spot to hang out is my apartment with my friends.

  

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• So many people: Lucille Ball is the earliest incarnation of a woman I thought was funny, Joan Rivers, Roseanne, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radnor, down to current times, where you have Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, and Kristen Wiig.

  

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• I remember in 1990, there were five of us making $3 million a year. When guys passed us, we didn't cry. Why would we cry? You didn't get mad when someone got $6 million. Or $8 million.

  

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• I can dance, act, beatbox and whistle very well.

  

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• Obviously, I have to enjoy all I have. People depend on you, and now I can look back at everything I've gone through to get here with a different perspective.

  

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• I created myself. I have taught myself so much.

  

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• It's good to let go of control. That's probably something all artists and song writers will say at some point.

  

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• One thing I don't want to feel is marketplace pressure, so I'm really glad I enjoy teaching because I can rely on that for a salary. I think it would be such a different game if I had to write a book that has to sell well.

  

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• Porsches are a great drive.

  

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• I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.

  

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• What puzzles me most is your criticism that he showed 'no sense of engagement'. I haven't met the expression before, and feel bound to comment on its totalitarian tang. Engagement not with the truth as the speaker apprehends it, but with the alleged opinion of the majority of listeners.

  

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• I believe in the American dream. I don't want anyone to take advantage of it, and I don't want anyone to ruin it, especially people who are not grateful to be here, who seemingly hate us and call us racists.

  

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• The leader's job is to lead and protect. Not have all the answers, not know everything to do, not to micromanage and tell people what to do or how to do it. A leader's job is to lead and protect. That's their job, and it's the people within the organization - their job is to get the work done.

  

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• I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap. My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will; every man can follow his own conscience, provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him against the liberty of his fellow-men.

  

  Mustafa Kemal Ataturk