A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.
Interpretation
Art is essential for a nation's identity and vitality.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk emphasizes the fundamental role of art and artists in defining a nation's culture and existence. Without artistic expression, a nation lacks depth and a true sense of self, as art reflects the values, emotions, and aspirations of its people.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of funding for the arts, one might quote Ataturk to emphasize their value.
Would not obeying to my mother's warnings, who is at least 25 years older than me, be returning to the past? And rebelling against her would mean ruining my mother's, who, I am convinced that, is a virtuous high woman, heart and evaluations. I do not find this right, either.
I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap. My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will; every man can follow his own conscience, provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him against the liberty of his fellow-men.
God is my witness that up to now, my only aspiration in life is to be a useful element within the army! I have for long been convinced that, to safeguard the country and give happiness to the people, it is necessary first of all to prove once more to the world that our army is still the old Turkish army.
The necessary thing for anyone to be happy and contented as long as he lives is working for the ones who will come after him rather than working for himself... One can reach the true delight and happiness in the life only by working for the existence, honor, and happiness of the future generations.
On the meeting point of two worlds, the ornament of Turkish homeland, the treasure of Turkish history, the city cherished by the Turkish nation, Δ°stanbul, has its place in the hearts of all citizens.
A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
"Music, for me, has always been a place where anything is possible--a refuge, a magical world where anyone can go, where all kinds of people can come together, and anything can happen. We are limited only by our imaginations.
The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.
One has a nose. The nose scents and it chooses. An artist is simply a kind of pig snouting truffles.
A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it.
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.
Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.
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