“Hey Constantinople! Either I take you, or you take me!”

—  Mehmed II

During conquest of Constantinople
Source: Conquest and Doomsday http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8i72Nzp5qbk/T04SJKBIGFI/AAAAAAAAVO0/RXo9ubjby50/s1600/fetihvekiyametbugun.jpeg During conquest of Constantinople

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update March 14, 2025. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Hey Constantinople! Either I take you, or you take me!" by Mehmed II?
Mehmed II photo
Mehmed II 15
Ottoman sultan 1432–1481

Related quotes

Kim Harrison photo

“Hey, you freakin' bastard," I breathed. "You hit me again and I'll take care of your family planning.”

Kim Harrison (1966) Pseudonym

Source: Every Which Way But Dead

Bryan Lee O'Malley photo

“Scott: I don't think I'm ready to be a grown-up.
Kim: I don't think you are either, buddy. But hey, you'll get it. It just takes practice.”

Bryan Lee O'Malley (1979) Artist

Source: Scott Pilgrim, Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour

Marc Maron photo
Chuck Palahniuk photo
Kate Bush photo

“Hey there, you lady in tears,
Do you think that they care if they're real, woman?
They just take it as part of the deal.”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

Song lyrics, The Kick Inside (1978)

Sarah Dessen photo
Henry Miller photo

“either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.”

Henry Miller (1891–1980) American novelist

Source: Stand Still Like the Hummingbird

Prem Rawat photo
Mike Oldfield photo