Burhan Sonmez Quotes
When you go from one part of the Turkish community to another, it's like you're moving from one century to another. People look at each other in a strange way, as if looking at someone from another planet, rather than trying to understand and open space for them.
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When people say hello to me, I feel like maybe I know them from somewhere, because they say, like, 'Hi! How are you?' And I'm like, 'Oh, hi!' And then I realize, 'Oh, no, they just think they know me because they watched me in a movie.' Which is cool, but definitely not a normal thing.
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It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other.
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I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it.
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Some people are just right for you.
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Neither, I must say with all due respect, is it the power of teachers and students. Basically the true and real power is with working people of all colors, of all beliefs, of all national origins.
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The reality is the world is a really, really big place, and there's a lot of people running around with a lot on their mind. And you really have to figure out how to build a company that can put on a message that can actually reach people and have an impact globally.
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Sometimes, when you watch people play a video game, they seem lost in this wormhole, or in a trance.
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If you got a dope girl, there's going to be people that want her. But I don't know, I've always kept my 'A-game' on point. I just make a point to make sure the woman that I'm with is taken care of. You got to keep it new, so I go out of my way to make them feel special.
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There is no surer token of a little mind than to imagine that anything in the way of physical labor is dishonoring.
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I think that with beauty, people jump to the end instead of starting from the beginning with a good lotion or prep.
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We've got these stereotypes, and I think there can be some trouble when we force these on people.
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I love watching people enjoying food. It's very relaxing for me to cook.
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I think the problem I have with films is that, because there's so much hype around them, they become bigger than they should be, really. There are things that people do every day in their little workshops that they'll take to heaven with them. You've got to realise that it's not everything, making films.
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Hungry people are always looking for more. More things to do. More to learn. More responsibility to take on.
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Social media is reducing social barriers. It connects people on the strength of human values, not identities.
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I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years.
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Terrorism is you winning hearts and minds of people.
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For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in which poor people were the objects of efforts to assist them.
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The only option to avoid war is the departure of the number one warmonger in the world US President George W Bush. His policy has brought disaster to the United States. This crazy man should go and also his subject, disciple and follower UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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All significant truths are private truths. As they become public they cease to become truths; they become facts, or at best, part of the public character; or at worst, catchwords.
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Many things which are called 'secrets' are only things withheld from people until they can understand or effectively experience them.
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When God saves us through Christ, He not only saves us from the penalty of sin, but also from its dominion.
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When you go from one part of the Turkish community to another, it's like you're moving from one century to another. People look at each other in a strange way, as if looking at someone from another planet, rather than trying to understand and open space for them.
