Istanbul Quotes: top 41 famous quotes about Istanbul

Istanbul Quotes & Sayings

Happy to read and share the best inspirational Istanbul quotes, sayings and quotations on Wise Famous Quotes.

Marriage and being a mother are absolutely crucial to my happiness and my life. — Keeley Hawes

Istanbul is a vast place. There are very conservative neighbourhoods, there are places that are upper class, Westernised, consuming Western culture. — Orhan Pamuk

If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I went to Istanbul. I spoke to blind people, most of whom had lost their sight suddenly. I asked them to describe the last thing they saw. — Sophie Calle

I certainly have played women who have a pioneer spirit and longing for adventure. — Kate Baldwin

The Taj, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Cracao Basilica and Polish church are some monuments that hold a special place in my memory. — Shaan

How terrible it was to still be mentally and emotionally attached to someone from whom you have been physically separated. — Elif Shafak

Pack your bags and explore the most amazing places around Istanbul, Madrid or any other destination around the world with your virtual travel guide. — Madrid Travel Guide

I have been on dialysis in Istanbul, Milan, Indonesia, Manila, London. It's - it's amazing. — Natalie Cole

I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky. — Felice Picano

The Lumiere brothers first exhibited moving pictures in Paris in 1896. A year later, there was a private showing at the Yildiz palace in Istanbul. — Tariq Ali

The kind of power mothers have is enormous. — Angela Carter

UPON FACES ANGEL TEARS ... YOUR VOICES IN OUR EARS — Widad Akreyi

If you wish to be a writer; write!
Send quote to a friend
Epictetus (50-120) Greek philosopher. — Epictetus

Either I conquer Istanbul or Istanbul conquers me. — Mehmed The Conqueror

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. — Alphonse De Lamartine

My first TV crush was Elroy Jetson, because he was so cute. And I wanted to play with Astro on his automatic dog-walker thing. — Alyson Hannigan

But Istanbul is a city of easy forgettings. Things are written in water over there, except the works of my master, which are written in stone. — Elif Shafak

Holy Istanbul! Your name is the most enchanting one of all names which enchants me. — Pierre Loti

The beauty of a landscape resides in its melancholy. — Ahmet Rasim

We're going to be the underdogs again in Istanbul on the 25th, but that suits us.
(on the Champions league Final) — Steven Gerrard

We need a greening of globalisation. — Sigmar Gabriel

Istanbul owes its extraordinary situation to Golden Horn, Marmara Sea and The Bosphorus. — Edmondo De Amicis

Istanbul being a city where houses were not built in accordance with road plans but road plans made so as not to upset the location of the houses. — Elif Shafak

Istanbul ... the constant beating of the wave of the East against the rock of the West ... — Susan Moody

Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make. — George Herbert

Turks have long admired the sultan, Mehmet II, for his military triumphs, especially his capture of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, in 1453. — Stephen Kinzer

Istanbul is inspiring because it has its own code of architecture, literature, poetry, music. — Christian Louboutin

I was like: I'm going to ask her [Julia Roberts] out but I'm going to be very nervous about it. Then she said yes, I got even more nervous. — Matthew Perry

And where does she find them? — Dorothy Parker

Istanbul these days has as much dynamism as New York. — Genco Gulan

I've never left Istanbul, never left the houses, streets, and neighborhoods of my childhood. — Orhan Pamuk

I can't do this without you. I can't be Dallas without Lex. — Kit Rocha

Not everybody has to sing the melody. — Pete Seeger

There's different shopping in Paris than there is at a bazaar in Istanbul, but they're all wonderful. — Iris Apfel

Coffee was first introduced by Yemeni Muslims. When Ottoman Empire grew, coffee spread to Istanbul and from there to the rest of Europe. — Firas Alkhateeb

We've proved a lot of people wrong so far but the job is not finished yet and if we come home from Istanbul empty handed then it would be a disaster. — Steven Gerrard

I found that the loudest fans in the world are in Istanbul. — Roger Waters

I told him just so he wouldn't be fooled by the bright lights of Istanbul into thinking that life was somehow easy. — Orhan Pamuk

Life is a journey, but it's not about the places along the way, it's about the people that give you a piece of themselves. — Stavro Nashi

When you start talking about government as 'we' instead of 'they,' you have been in office too long. — Ronald Reagan