Elif Safak Quotes

If you are a writer from Turkey, Pakistan, Nigeria, Egypt, you don't have the luxury of being apolitical. You can't say, 'That's politics. I'm just doing my work.'

Elif Safak

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: turkish
  • Birth: October 25, 1971

Topics

WorkPoliticsDoingLuxuryYouSay

Have you ever asked yourselves what you are going to do when you grow up? In all likelihood you will get married, and before you know where you are, you will be mothers and fathers; and you will then be tied to a job, or to the kitchen, in which you will gradually wither away. Is that all that your life is going to be?

Jiddu Krishnamurti

LifeJobKitchenGrowYouKnow

A trial is not a search for truth. It is a contest and, often, one that produces no winners.

Andrew Vachss

TruthSearchWinnersContestTrial

You know, I like playing music and playing guitar, and I like to draw, so I thought I would end up just probably barely making a living, or probably having to have some other job, but being involved in one of those things that I really like to do. But that didn't work out like that.

John Corbett

WorkMusicJobThoughtGuitarEnd

If I'm on form and I'm not being bothered too much by mental problems or whatever, I can whip out something good. That's why I've done quite a few overdubs for Tina Turner and things like that, because even before she made this comeback I said yes to her, just because I love Tina Turner.

Jeff Beck

LoveGoodComebackProblemsI Can

I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it.

Stanley Baldwin

FaithI AmWithoutSwimSinkWould

My name is Lithuanian. My father was born there, and he gave me a cool name. It's the Lithuanian national flower - looks like a weed, a little bit like me! - although in Spanish it means a 'route' or 'road,' and in Swedish it means 'square'. So, not quite so cool in those countries.

Ruta Gedmintas

FlowerFatherMeCoolRoadName

Beginning runners come in all shapes, sizes and pre-existing conditions, so there's no magic formula for determining exactly how much basic running is needed before you start speedwork. Most experts, though, recommend three or four months of preparation.

Don Kardong

BeginningPreparationStartMagic

I'm not at my best when I'm not working - I'm certainly not at my happiest. Acting will always be my first love.

Johnny Galecki

LoveBestActingWillFirstAlways

Festivals are great because you get to just walk around the corner and see a new band that you've heard but not had the chance to check out.

Johnny Marr

GreatWalkChanceFestivalsYouNew

When I go about my own politics, I meet Tea Party supporters who I can work with in Congress, that I find common ground with. I find Tea Party supporters who won't let me get a sentence out without judging me. To say that there is a 'Tea Party supporter' is a gross generality.

Cory Booker

WorkPoliticsTeaMeFindParty

Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely.

Claire Danes

GoodYourselfSurpriseYouKind

The money's the same, whether you earn it or scam it.

Bobby Heenan

MoneyYouSameEarnScamWhether

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