“Life is nothing unless death has been faced down.”
Source: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 18
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“Nothing has really happened unless it's been described [in words].”

“Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.”
Variant translation: Unless a nation's citizens are in danger, war is a crime.
"Adana Çiftçileriyle Konuşma" (16 March 1923) http://www.atam.gov.tr/index.php?Page=SoylevDemecler&IcerikNo=155; English translation as delivered in an address by Talat S. Halman (10 November 1995) http://turkishembassy.com/II/O/AtaturksPage.htm, quoted in The Turkish Times (1 December 1995)

“Life has never been All or Nothing- it's All and Nothing. Forget the binaries.”
Source: The Stone Gods

“It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly”
Variant: It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.
Source: Foundation