Quotes About Bosphorus

#1. Back above ground, like robotic versions of the mosques and minarets that grace the shores of Istanbul's Bosphorus, Houston's petroscape of domed white tanks and silver fractioning towers spreads along the banks of its Ship Channel.

Alan Weisman

#2. Life can't be all that bad,' i'd think from time to time. 'Whatever happens, i can always take a long walk along the Bosphorus.

Orhan Pamuk

#3. In treading upon the ashes of dead men in Italy, Egypt - on the banks of the Bosphorus, one almost despairs to think how idle are the dreams and toils of this life, and were it not for the intellectual pleasure of knowing and learning, one would almost be damaged by travel in these historic lands.

William T. Sherman

#4. Yeah, we should all line up along the Bosphorus Bridge and puff as hard as we can to shove this city in the direction of the West. If that doesn't work, we'll try the other way, see if we can veer to the East. It's no good to be in between. International politics does not appreciate ambiguity.

Elif Shafak

#5. Istanbul owes its extraordinary situation to Golden Horn, Marmara Sea and The Bosphorus.

Edmondo De Amicis

#6. Don't they put aunts in Turkey in sacks and drop them in the Bosphorus?' 'Odalisques, sir, I understand. Not aunts.

P.G. Wodehouse

#7. Since when has a revolution had much to do with politics anyways.

Brooke Bida

#8. Now that I am awake I shall reveal my true form.. to the world!!" Hahahaha! Hey You Morons! I'm Just Kidding! -Yusuke YuYu Hakusho

Yoshihiro Togashi

#9. Most of us don't want to be outsiders.

Julian Fellowes

#10. But do you love me? If Erik were good-looking, would you love me, Christine?

Gaston Leroux

#11. Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children.

Francis Crick

#12. So vast a sum, receiving all the protection and benefits of the government, without bearing its proportion of the burdens and expenses of the same, will not be looked upon acquiescently by those who have to pay the taxes ... I would suggest the taxation of all property equally.

Ulysses S. Grant

#13. I see more pathology in others than I did ten years ago - the older I get, the more insane people seem ...

John Geddes

#14. How I'm portrayed in films has more to do with the filmmaking and what they need in the story than anything else. I'm the same person I've always been, I just get used in different ways according to the filmmakers' needs - which is fine with me; it makes for great films.

Alex Honnold

#15. Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#16. Futurism: This was a movement of intellectuals who wanted to replace tradition with the modern world of machinery, speed, violence, and public relations. It proves that we should be careful what intellectuals wish for, because we might get it.

Brad Holland

#17. I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There's not much more to ask for but I'm still looking forward to one day working with photographers Mert and Marcus, Tim Walker and Nick Knight.

Chanel Iman