“Those who still think that listening isn’t an art should see if they can do it half as well.”

“Arts have died in Europe, what we see now in the name of art are the pieces of those artists who are already dead. There is no living art. We, as Turkey, should start a lively, fresh understanding of art.”

“The history of art and art’s condition at any time are pretty messy. They should stay that way. One can think about them as much as one likes, but they won’t become neater; neatness isn’t even a very good reason for thinking about them. A lot of things just can’t be connected.”

“Half the time you think your thinking you’re actually listening”

“Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures.”

“He who would ease the pain of his wound, should pay his doctor well. Isn’t it so, Doctor? And he who would be cured should pay him badly.”

“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.”

“There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.”

“Art is anything you can do well. Anything you can do with Quality.”