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“People ask what will happen if Mars One fails. There will be Mars Two, Mars Three, there will be Gliese 581 One, Proxima Centauri b One etc. If a project opens the path for other projects, it means that it has already triumphed!”

“One of the most stupid things in life is not to enter the door which is wide open just because of the fear that this door will be shut and going back will be impossible! Have some courage, because even a harvest mouse leaves his hole to discover new places!”

“If you know the art of being happy with simple things, then you know the art of having maximum happiness with minimum effort!”

“There are hundreds of intelligent and big brains in every country in the world to run that country successfully but somehow and often either an immoral stupid or a charlatan imbecile comes to power!”

“The more a politician stays in the high positions, the dirtier and filthier he becomes! Countries must ensure that no politician stays long in the high offices or else the whole country starts becoming dirty and filthy!”

“In every man’s life there are moments where looking to the past may ruin the future and in those moments walking forward without looking back is the best thing one can ever do!”

“Careful minds build durable buildings; careless minds build rotten buildings!”

“Our photographs are our best proof to others that we lived the things we lived in the past!”

“You cannot forever escape from the storm; you must learn to stand up to it!”

“In a democracy, when the traffic light is red for freedoms, don’t ever stop, don’t ever wait! Refuse the red light, ignore it, break the rules and move forward! It is always legitimate to challenge fascism for every nation in the world as long as this challenge is nonviolent! Because violence means using the same vulgar, the same evil methods of fascism! Don’t behave like a dog when fighting against a dog!”

“When an ignorant reads ignorant things or when he comes together with other ignorant, his ignorance will deepen and his fate will worsen!”

“Always try to see behind what you see because all you need to see can be only at the behind of the thing you see!”

“People seem to be doing different things, but in reality they do the same thing: They just rush about without having any outstanding universal goal!”

“Palaces are for the little men not for the great men because great man is humble!”

“You look somewhere else, then you see something different and so your journey for wisdom starts! Wise man’s mind is the mind looking at everywhere!”

“Sometimes we all want to disappear in the depths of an infinite path and the reason of this is obvious: We all come from the depths of infinity!”

“The hardest roads are often empty; the darkest paths are mostly silent; toughest destinations are almost peopleless! No easy road brings you great victory!”

“Old people deserves a medal, a medal of existence which crowns their long-term victory against the cruelty of time and the dangers of this chaotic universe!”

“The New Year is a painting not yet painted; a path not yet stepped on; a wing not yet taken off! Things haven’t happened as yet! Before the clock strikes twelve, remember that you are blessed with the ability to reshape your life!”

“What do we feel when we look at a good photograph? We just want to be there, right at the exact moment that photo taken!”

“Let an eagle's stance in life be your stance too: Noble and powerful!”

“The more money you spend on guns, the less money you spend on people! More weapons, less happiness; more guns, more misery!”

“Here is a good way for the world to make a good progress: Let the less clever nations learn good things from the more clever nations!”

“Instead of trying to be taller than others, stronger than others, more superior to others, try to be gentler than others, more compassionate than others, fairer than others!”

“Environmental pollution is not only humanity’s treason to humanity but also a treason to all other living creatures on earth!”

“In a petty theft you steal money, gold etc.; in an electoral theft you steal the future of a country! The second crime can be committed only by the meanest people! Such a heavy crime results in a heavy price!”