Turkeys Quotes - Page 14

• In Turkey also, for a long time, the military was the decisive force but in the past 10 years they have backed off somewhat and the civilian government has gained more independence and autonomy even to shake up the military command. In fact, it even arrested several high-ranking officers [for interfering in governmental affairs]. Maybe Pakistan can move in a similar direction.

  Noam Chomsky

  Military, Moving, Past

  Source: www.dawn.com

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• For Turkey, they think that if the Muslim Brotherhood take over the rest of the region, they will be very comfortable, they will be very happy, they will make sure that their political future is guaranteed.

  Bashar al-Assad

  Thinking, Political, Brotherhood

  Source: legrandsoir.info

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• I’m Armenian, and April 24th was another commemoration of the genocide of Armenia people by Turkey. The perpetrator never admitted the crime. I was raised with that, this question: how do you actually find the truth of such a traumatic event? I'm obsessed with that issue.

  Atom Egoyan

  Issues, People, Events

  "Atom Egoyan Discusses Seeking Truth With Devil’s Knot". Interview with Meredith Alloway, blogs.indiewire.com. May 13, 2014.

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• When considering the Islamic world, Turkey is the best example of a country where democracy irreversibly gained a foothold despite religious and cultural traditions still respected today. With some reservation, this can be said about Pakistan, too, where we can observe dynamic political processes going on [and] governments change as a result of elections. In my opinion, it is up to the ruling elite to initiate cardinal changes.

  Garry Kasparov

  Country, Religious, Islamic

  Source: www.rferl.org

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• The Thanksgiving meal should not be treated as a grad school exam or an Olympic dive. Whatever you cook will be good enough - unless you make that Twinkie turkey stuffing we're suddenly hearing too much about.

  Mary Schmich

  School, Too Much, Hearing

  "Thanksgiving Helper Hotline addresses pressing holiday issues" by Mary Schmich, articles.chicagotribune.com. November 21, 2012.

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• Germany and Turkey are two countries that need each other. As political leaders we will leave our offices one day, but our people will remain and have to get along with each other. So we shouldn’t give them negative messages.

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Country, Two, People

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I have done films where we all thought the director didn't know what he was doing and it is going to be a gobble gobble turkey. And you go and watch it and it is great.

  Kevin Spacey

  Directors, Watches, Done

  Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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• Turkey is the gateway to the east for Europe, and the gateway to Europe for the east. We have a bridging function that Europe shouldn't underestimate.

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Europe, East, Underestimate

  "If the EU Doesn't Want Us, They Should Say it Now". DER SPIEGEL interview, www.nytimes.com. April 16, 2007.

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• I don't make movies. I don't feel that I have to have artistic control. Part of this comes from the fact that the book lives on no matter what Hollywood does to your novel in terms of a film. Now, you try to be careful who you allow to do your film because nobody wants their novel to become a turkey movie. But, on the other hand, it is a crapshot anyway, because even the best people can make a bad film.

  Stephen King

  Book, Hands, People

  Interview with Phil Konstantin, americanindian.net. July 1987.

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• I'm just sitting around thinking about turkey.

  Alton Brown

  Thinking, Sitting, Sitting Around

  "TV Chef Alton Brown Shares Tips On The Science Of Thanksgiving Dinner". "All Things Considered" with Ari Shapiro, www.npr.org. November 24, 2016.

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• We've got a lot of the meal left to go. Should we move on from the turkey?

  Ari Shapiro

  Moving, Meals, Should

  "TV Chef Alton Brown Shares Tips On The Science Of Thanksgiving Dinner". "All Things Considered" with Ari Shapiro, wprl.org. November 24, 2016.

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• So in Europe, we had empires. Everyone had them - France and Spain and Britain and Turkey! The Ottoman Empire, full of furniture for some reason. And the Austro-Hungarian Empire, famous for
  f-k all! Yes, all they did was slowly collapse like a flan in a cupboard.

  Eddie Izzard

  Europe, Empires, France

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• In Turkey it was always 1952, in Malaysia 1937; Afghanistan was 1910 and Bolivia 1949. It is 20 years ago in the Soviet Union, 10 in Norway, five in France. It is always last year in Australia and next week in Japan.

  Paul Theroux

  Japan, Next Week, Years

  Paul Theroux (2012). “The Lower River”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Boy and girl angst over which family they visit at Thanksgiving and which one in December and whether or not it's best to serve turkey or goose for the family feast. When first faced with the reality that the family you married into does things differently, the warmth of tradition can take on a chill.

  Marge M. Kennedy

  Girl, Boys, Reality

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• Romania strongly supports Turkey's E.U. accession.

  Victor Ponta

  Support, Romania

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• What's the difference between a hockey mom and a mass turkey-murdering machine? Looks like about 15 feet.

  Keith Olbermann

  Mom, Hockey, Differences

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• My historical reading of the situation is that these great monolithic empires developed, Rome, Turkey, and so forth, and they always break down when enough people, and it's always the young, the creative, and minority groups drop out and go back to a tribal form.

  Timothy Leary

  Reading, Rome, People

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• I love to cook a meal for the so-called holidays. You always need the turkey. I like making a good BBQ brisket as well.

  Action Bronson

  Holiday, Bbq, Meals

  "Meet The Rapper Everyone's Talking About". Interview with Jeremy Berger, www.askmen.com.

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• You know, that stuff about pink elephants, that's the bunk. It's little animals. Little tiny turkeys in straw hats. Midget monkeys coming through the keyholes.

  Billy Wilder

  Animal, Elephants, Littles

  "Fictional character: "Bim" Nolan". "The Lost Weekend", 1945.

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• There is an attempt to tarnish Turkey by using press freedom when it is in fact measures taken against terrorism, i dispute this. Nowhere in Europe or in other countries is there a media that is as free as the press in Turkey.

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Country, Freedom, Taken

  "Dutch reporter held on terrorism charges in Turkey", www.theguardian.com. January 6, 2015.

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• This (presidential) system will not bear any resemblance to dictatorships under the same name in Africa and Asia, (It) will be unique to Turkey, it will be like a bee making honey, taking something from every flower and giving us a taste of a truly different honey.

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Flower, Unique, Names

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• Dinner Special - Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00

  Dave Barry

  God, Children, Stupidity

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• 70 percent of Turkey’s citizens favored the EU; today it is only 50 percent. If you ask if they want Turkey to become an EU member, 60 to 65 percent still say yes. But if you ask: Do you believe Europe will accept Turkey, 60 percent say no.

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Believe, Europe, Citizens

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• Turkey wants to be treated by the same standards as other countries. If you compare us to some other newly accepted EU members our performance, especially in terms of the economy, is much better.

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Country, Want, Economy

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• If the EU doesn’'t want Turkey, they should say it now and clearly. If we are not wanted, then both sides don’t need to waste their time with negotiations.

  Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Sides, Needs, Want

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