The best Quotes by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.

I was born as a soldier and will die as one.

There are two Mustafa Kemals: one is I, the flesh and bone Mustafa Kemal... the scond Mustafa Kemal I cannot describe with the word 'I.' That Mustafa Kemal is not I - it is 'We.' That Mustafa Kemal is the enlightened and warrior collectivity that is striving for the new thought, the new life, and the Great Ideal on every corner of this country.

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

I have established the republic. But today it is not clear whether the form of government is a republic, a dictatorship, or personal rule.

Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don't have all the answers to think that they do.

Religion, to me, is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need.

Unlike religious people, I look at all religions equally.

Religion. It's given people hope in a world torn apart by religion.

Yes, reason has been a part of organized religion, ever since two nudists took dietary advice from a talking snake.

Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.

It seems to me that Islam and Christianity and Judaism all have the same god, and he's telling them all different things.

It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.

Every religion there's something foul going on.

It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.

Imagine if you carried on believing in Santa and the tooth fairy into adulthood. And even killed and started wars over it. Imagine that.

I'm going to tell you what my religion is. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Period. Terminato. Finito.

Religion is something we don't talk about, and it is used by uneducated people as a weapon to divide us as opposed to connect with each other.

All religions and all communities have the same rights, and it is my responsibility to ensure their complete and total protection. My government will not tolerate or accept any discrimination based on caste, creed and religion.

Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy. And we also have the world's largest Muslim population. This demonstrates that democracy and Islam are not incompatible. Terrorism is not associated with any religion.

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.

To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom.

Religion is stupid anyway. I mean, a virgin gets pregnant by a ghost! You would never get away with that in a divorce court.

Things get out of hand so quickly. I once heard of a girl who lied to her husband about how she got pregnant, and now there's an entire religion.

All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

Gods do not need followers. Followers need gods.

Scaring people into participating isn't success, it's Scientology.

Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.

At the end of the day, if there was indeed some Body or presence standing there to judge me, I hoped I would be judged on whether I had lived a true life, not on whether I believed in a certain book, or whether I'd been baptized.

What humanity owes to personalities like Buddha, Moses, and Jesus ranks for me higher than all the achievements of the enquiring and constructive mind.
What these blessed men have given us we must guard and try to keep alive with all our strength if humanity is not to lose its dignity, the security of its existence, and its joy in living.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.

What do you call an Asian Dwayne Johnson?
The Wok.

I'm paranoid. On my stationary bike, I have a rear view mirror.

When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.

I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.

I tried phone sex - it gave me an ear infection.

During sex I fantasize that I'm someone else.

I like to read biographies of authors that I love, like Richard Yates. I also like to see what non-fiction authors are out there. My bible is Something Happened. It's one of the greatest books I've ever read. But if I don't read a Dostoevsky soon I'm going to kill myself.

For 45 years I've worked without an audience.

I love being famous. It validates that I have something to say.

My parents were my worst audience.

I think a night like tonight shows a lot of young girls and young boys that if you can shoot you can shoot. It doesn't matter if you're a girl or a boy, I think it just matters the heart that you have and wanting to be the best that you can be.

I'm looking to do everything that I possibly can to get better in every aspect, whether that's scoring, defending, rebounding, passing, i'm really just excited to be playing against professionals and learning from them and just seeing where that takes me.

Sky is the limit for her and what she can do on the court, in terms of her impact in the game but also the court as well... It's been fun to watch her journey.

I grew up watching Kobe Bryant game after game, ring after ring, living his greatness without apology.