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More Quotes by Yaşar Kemal
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
The person I miss most is the one I could have been.
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
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.
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.
The longer I live, the more convinced am I that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum.
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.
