Orhan Pamuk Quotes

The habit of collecting, of attachment to things, is an essential human trait. But Western civilization put collecting on a pedestal by inventing museums. Museums are about representing power. It could be the king's power or, later, people's power.

Orhan Pamuk

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
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  • Birth: June 7, 1952

Topics

PowerHabitKingPeopleCivilization

Safe care saves lives and saves money. Adverse events like high levels of infection, blood clots or falls in hospital, emergency readmissions and pressure sores cost the NHS billions of pounds every year. There is a serious human cost, too, with patients ending up injured, or even dead. Most are avoidable with the right care.

Andrew Lansley

MoneyEndingCarePressureYear

I wanted to prove that I could play something else, but there were 249 episodes out there of 'Mayberry,' and it was aired every day. It was hard to escape.

Andy Griffith

DayEvery DayPlayEscapeProveOut

To me, making records isn't work.

Jeff Lynne

WorkMeRecordsMaking

Virgil Flowers fishes in the St. Croix where I fish for muskies near my house.

John Sandford

FlowersFishHouseWhereNear

The accolades don't nourish me - being with loved ones and my dogs does.

Sia

MeLovedDogsNourishBeingDoes

I'm quite obviously not the world's most handsome man - I'm the second world's most handsome man!

Robbie Williams

ManWorldHandsomeSecondMost

I am not one of those actresses who loves acting.

Michael Learned

I AmActingWhoThoseAmLoves

I'm a big, big movie fan; really, I've seen everything. I really mean that, too.

Josh Trank

MeanEverythingBigSeenFanMovie

Most powerful is when you see a person on camera with a disability, and it's not the point of the story. That's happening more and more. Not enough, let's be clear, but it's happening more.

Jason Winston George

StoryEnoughCameraYouPowerful

I very much use Bill Willingham's approach on 'Fables,' which is that rather than having an end point to a series, I have an end point for the various story lines.

Chris Roberson

StoryEndPointLinesApproachThan

Above all, we must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people.

Pope Benedict XVI

MarriageRespectGreatPeopleLegal

One strategy for getting ahead is being incredibly good at a particular skill; you need to be world-class to stand out for that skill. In my case, I layered fairly average skills together until the combination became special.

Scott Adams

GoodTogetherStandStrategyYou

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