More Quotes by Yaşar Kemal
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes 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.
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 contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
The person I miss most is the one I could have been.
Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn.
