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More Quotes by Yaşar Kemal
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.
The longer I live, the more convinced am I that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum.
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
War does not decide who is right but who is left.
Don't lose faith. Promise yourself that you will be a success story, and I promise you that all the forces of the universe will unite to come to your aid; you might not feel today or for a while, but the longer you wait the bigger the prize.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.
This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
