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• Ernest Hemingway: "To die. Alone. In the rain."

• Amelia Earhart: "She could have flown."

• Martin Luther King Jr.: "It had a dream."

• Central Intelligence Agency: "We can neither confirm nor deny any involvement in the chicken-road-crossing incident."

• NASA: "Because it tried to reach Low Earth Orbit."

• Douglas Adams: "42"

• George W. Bush: "We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either with us or it is against us. There is no middle ground here."

• Al Gore: "I invented the chicken. I invented the road. Therefore, the chicken crossing the road represented the application of these two different functions of government in a new, reinvented way designed to bring greater services to the American people."

• Ralph Nader: "The chicken's habitat on the original side of the road had been polluted by unchecked industrialist greed. The chicken did not reach the unspoiled habitat on the other side of the road because it was crushed by the wheels of a gas-guzzling SUV."

• Pat Buchanan: "To steal a job from a decent, hard-working American."

• Martha Stewart: "No one called to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the farmer's market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information."

• Jerry Falwell: "Because the chicken was gay! Isn't it obvious? Can't you people see the plain truth in front of your face? The chicken was going to the "other side." That's what they call it -- the other side. Yes, my friends, that Chicken is gay. And, if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like "the other side.""

• Dr. Seuss:

"Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, The chicken crossed the road, But why it crossed, I've not been told!"

• Barbara Walters: "Isn't that interesting? In a few moments we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart-warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting and went on to accomplish its life-long dream of crossing the road."

• Aristotle: "It is the nature of chickens to cross the road."

• Karl Marx:"It was a historical inevitability."

• Saddam Hussein: "This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were quite justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it."

• Voltaire: "I may not agree with what the chicken did, but I will defend to the death its right to do it."

• Edmund Hillary: "Because it is there"

• Ronald Reagan: “What chicken? I forget.”

• Captain Kirk: "To boldly go where no chicken has gone before."

• Fox Mulder: "You saw it cross the road with your own eyes! How many more chickens have to cross before you believe it?"

• Bill Gates: "I have just released eChicken 2003, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook - and Internet Explorer is an inextricable part of eChicken."

• Albert Einstein: "Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?"

• The Bible: "And God came down from the heavens, and He said unto the chicken, "Thou shalt cross the road." And the chicken crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing."

• Colonel Sanders: "I missed one?"

• Texan: To prove to the armadillos and possums that it can be done!

• Darth Sideous To go to the Dark Side!

Turkish Sayings

The saying	Literal translation	Meaning
Aç anansa da kaç.	Even if the hungry person is your mother, run away	Hungry people, even those who are close to us, can do terrible things. It is best to stay away from these kinds of people.
Aç ayı oynamaz.	Hungry bears do not dance.	People whos wants and needs are not met can't do their job properly.
Aç kurt arslana saldırır.	A hungry wolf will even attack a lion.	To cure their hunger, hungry people can even attack people who are stronger than them (both influentially and physically).
Adamın iyisi alışverişte belli olur.	Good men are determined while shopping	A man's (or woman's) true personality comes to light while shopping.
Ağaca dayanma kurur, insana güvenme ölür.	Don't lean on a tree it might dry, dont depend on a person he/she might die.	Don't rely on anyone/anything too much or you will suffer when it goes away.
Ağaç yaşken eğilir.	Trees bend when they are young.	It is much easier to manipulate/persuade/educate a younger person.
Ak akçe, kara gün içindir.	Good money is for bad days.	People should be perpare for bad days.
Akılsız başın cezasini ayaklar çeker.	The feet are punished for the actions of a dumb mind.	If a person does something without thinking properly, he/she has to spend alot of effort to correct it.
Akıl yaşta değil baştadır.	Smarts are in your head not your age.	Being smart has little to do with a person's age.
Akşamın işini sabaha bırakma.	Don't leave the evening's work to the morning.	People should always do their work on time or it will pile up and overwhelm them.
Alet işler el övünür.	Tools work while the hand gets all the credit.	No matter how skilled someone is, they can't do their job perfectly if they don't have proper tools.
Arabayla tavşan avlanmaz.	You can't hunt rabbits with a car.	Work shouldn't be done by ineffective methods.
Ateş, ateşle söndürülmez	You can't fight fire with fire.	People can't destroy anger with anger, or cruelty with cruelty
Ateş demekle ağız yanmaz.	Your mouth won't burn if you say "fire".	Just because someone talks about danger doesn't mean it will happen.
Ateş düştüğü yeri yakar.	Fire burns where it falls.	When a tragedy happens, the people whom the tragedy happened to are the ones who have the most grief.
Ateş olmayan yerde duman olmaz.	Where there is no fire, there is no smoke.	Gossip/rumours that have no truth in them do not spread.
Ava giden avlanır.	He (or she) who goes hunting will be hunted.	People who lie/cheat/scam will be lied to/cheated/scammed.
Baca eğri de olsa duman doğru çıkar.	Even if the chimney is crooked, the smoke go up.	Good people, even if they encounter difficulties, will go in the right direction.
Bakan yemez, kapan yer.	The person who snatches it will eat it, not the person who looks at it.	If a person wants something, he or she will need to work for it.
Balık, ağa girdikten sonra aklı başına gelir.	A fish thinks properly after it gets caught.	People are more careful after a bad thing happens to them.
Balık, baştan kokar.	Fish smell bad at the head.	When a community starts to become corrupt, the process usually starts at the leaders.
Bal olan yerde sinek de olur.	Where there is honey there are bugs.	When something good appears/happens many people wish to benefit from it.
Balta değmedik ağaç olmaz.	There is no tree which an axe has not touched.	Nothing is perfect.
Barutla ateş aynı yerde durmaz.	Gunpowder and fire shouldn't stay together.	It's dangerous to put two enemies together.
Bedava sirke, baldan tatlıdır.	Free vinegar is sweeter than honey.	People generally like free things.
Bir ağızdan çıkan, bin dile yayılır.	What comes out of one mouth is said in a thousand languages.	People should be careful of what they say.
Bir avuç altının olacağına bir avuç toprağın olsun.	It's better to have one handful of land than to have one handful of gold.	Land is very valuable and useful, gold and money are spent and go away but land stays.
Bir korkak bir orduyu bozar.	A single coward wrecks an entire army.	One persons fear affects the entire group.
Boş çuval dik durmaz.	An empty sack can't stay upright.	Dumb, unskilled people can't do assignments properly.
Can, canın yoldaşıdır.	Life is life's friend.	People can't live alone, they need freinds.
Çekirge bir sıçrar, iki sıçrar, üçünücüsünde yakalanır.	The grasshopper jumps once, jumps twice, but is caught the third time.	Those who make a habbit out of commiting crime will get caught eventually.
Çiğnemeden, yutulmaz.	You can't swallow without chewing.	If you want something, you need to work for it.
Çivi çıkar ama yeri kalır.	Even if the nail comes out, the hole stays.	Bad things, even if they're forgiven, aren't forgotten.
Çok bilen, çok yanılır.	Even those who know alot, will be wrong alot.	Nobody knows everything, people should know that their knowledge has limits.
Çürük tahta, çivi tutmaz.	Rotten wood can't hold nails.	Unskilled people can't do their job properly.
Dağ ne kadar yüce olsa, yol onu aşar.	No matter how great a mountain is, a road can conquer it.	Every problem has a solution.
Damlaya damlaya göl olur.	Drop by drop a lake is created.	When a series of small and/or insignificant events happen, they can have a big effect. OR If you save a little bit of something each time (such as money) it will grow into something significant.
Demir nemden, insan gamdan çürür.	Iron rusts from humidity, humans rot from grief.	Grief compromises the health (both physical and mental) of the person it effects.
Dikensiz gül olmaz.	There is no rose which doesn't have thorns.	Nothing is perfect.
Doğru söz, acıdır.	True words hurt.	Criticism generally hurts the criticized.
Dünya tükernir, yalan tükenmez.	Even when the world ends, lying won't.	Lying will never completely go away.
Dünyayı sel bassa, ördeğe vız gelir.	If the whole world becomes flooded, ducks will have it easy.	Things that are difficult for some people might be easy for others.
Eğilen baş, kesilmez.	A bent-over head, shouldn't be cut off.	People who understand their mistakes and learn from them shouldn't be punished too severely.
Ekmeğin büyüğü, hamurun çoğundan olur.	A big loaf of bread is made with lots of dough.	Big things can only be achieved though lots of hard work.
Et kokarsa tuzlanır, ya tuz kokarsa ne yapılır?	When meat smells it's salted, but what happens when the salt starts to smell?	When something goes wrong in a community the leaders can generally fix it. However when something goes wrong with the leaders, it's much harder to correct.
Ev alma, komşu al.	Don't buy a house, buy a neighbor.	When someone is trying to buy a house, the quality of the neighbors is as important as the quality of the house.
Fakirlik ayıp değil, tembellik ayıp.	Poorness is not a bad thing, lazyness is.	Poorness is not a bad thing, lazyness is.
Gel demesi kolay, git demesi zor.	It's easy to say "come" but it's hard to say "go".	It's quite easy to invite someone, but it's hard to get them to leave involuntarily.
Gülme komşuna, gelir başına.	Don't laugh at your neighbor.	It's not right to laugh at other people's misfortune, as it could have happened to anyone.
Hatır için çiğ tavuk yenir.	Raw chicken can be eaten for a person's sake.	People, for a loved one's sake, can make many sacrifices.
Her ağacın meyvası olmaz.	Not every tree gives fruit.	Not everybody does something useful.
Her horoz kendi çöplüğünde öter.	Every rooster sings in it's own dump.	Everybody has a say in their own community.
Herkes ektiğini biçer.	Everybody harvests what they plant.	People are treated depending on how they treat others.
İki karpuz bir koltuğa sığmaz.	Two watermelons can't fit in one armpit.	People can't properly do two jobs at once
İt, iti ısırmaz.	A dog won't bite another dog.	Bad people generally don't do bad things to other bad people.
İtle dalaşmaktan, çalıyı dolaşmak yeğdir.	It's better to go around the bush than to brawl with a dog.	Taking some extra precautions to avoid bad encounters is well worth it.
İtle yatan, bitle kalkar.	He (or she) who sleeps with a dog will wake up with fleas.	People who live in close proximity with bad people gradually aquire bad habits
İyilik eden, iyilik bulur.	He (or she) who behaves kindly will be treated kindly.	People who behave kindly will be treated kindly.
Kaçan balık büyük olur.	Fish that get away are big.	When an opportunity is missed, its importance is often overestimateed
Karnı tok it, gölgede yatar.	A dog with a full stomach lies in the shade.	Dumb people only think about present, not the future.
Kaza, geliyorum demez.	Accidents don't say "I'm comming".	Accidents can happen at any time, anywhere, often with little or no warning.
Kedinin boynuna ciğer asılmaz.	It's not a good idea to hang meat from a cat's neck.	It's not a good idea to lend someone something if it's likely he or she will harm it.
Kesilen baş, yerine konmaz.	A beheaded head can't be put back on.	Sometimes an action can bring on irreversable consequences. When this is the case, people need to be very careful.
Keskin sirke kübüne zarar verir.	Strong vineger damages its container.	People who act angrily harm themselves.
Kısa günün kârı az olur.	Little profit is gained from a short day.	The amount of gain a person recieves is proportionate to the amount of work he (or she) does.
Komşunun tavuğu, komşuya kaz görünür.	A neighbor's chicken looks like a goose to their neighbors.	People generally are never happy with what they have, they see their neighbor's (or other close one's) possesions as better than their own.
Köpek bile yediği kabın içine pislemez.	Even dogs don't poop in their food bowl.	People shouldn't do bad things to people who do help them get along and/or help them significantly.
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