74 Quotes by Fethullah Gulen

I feel the pain of people who suffer in my own neurons and sometimes cannot even watch TV. It is impossible not to be worried. But I trust that however cruel treatment they receive, Hizmet sympathizers will continue to respect to the law and will remain peaceful.

My philosophy - inclusive and pluralist Islam, dedicated to service to human beings from every faith - is antithetical to armed rebellion.

My core belief is to seek peace in the world, helping people eliminate certain malevolent attitudes through education as much as possible.

Savage people realize their aims through fighting, through conflict. Cultivated and intellectual souls believe that they will attain their aims through thought and discussion.

I grew up in a humble family with a shy personality.

Throughout my life, I have publicly and privately denounced military interventions in domestic politics. In fact, I have been advocating for democracy for decades.

I am neither a sociologist nor a psychologist, but you don't have to be one to see that Turkey is in a vortex of problems, isolated from the world.

No citizen or social group can be completely isolated from politics, because policy decisions and actions affect their lives.

Under any circumstances, if I had to return to Turkey and face the gallows, I will not blink an eye.