favorite quotes

i am not what happened to me, i am what i choose to become."
(see: carl gustav jung)

never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
(see: mark twain)

this saying was told to me by my brigade commander, brigadier general atak. one day, following an incident, he had had an argument with a military personnel. when he summoned me, he was angry. normally, he was a very warm, calm, and knowledgeable person. he told me this saying, and i jotted it down at that moment. i realized then that he had said it solely for it to have an impact on my life — because he said nothing else to me. our meeting ended right after. thank you, commander; thanks to you, i stopped talking to — not just arguing with, but even speaking to — many stupid people."

in every family, there is at least one paternal uncle or maternal uncle who ruins the family, drives it to bankruptcy, picks fights, commits injustices, stirs up trouble, gives no peace, and takes more than his fair share of the inheritance. if you're saying there's no one like that in your family, then that person is your father.

if an egg is broken by an external force, life ends. if it is broken by the force within, life begins. great things always start from within.

"the one who speaks tenderly during a breakup is the one who isn't in love."

marcel proust

"advice given to someone in front of others is not advice, it is an insult."

life rewards courage, not potential.

"growing up is not about winning every battle; it is about learning which battles never to fight at all."

"the way people treat you reveals their character. the way you respond reveals yours."