Ottomans Quotations

So in Europe, we had empires. Everyone had them - France and Spain and Britain and Turkey! The Ottoman Empire, full of furniture for some reason. And the Austro-Hungarian Empire, famous for f-k all! Yes, all they did was slowly collapse like a flan in a cupboard.

When did women whose looks are not their living start conducting themselves like the simpering inmates of an Ottoman empire seraglio?

The difference between slaves in Roman and Ottoman days and today's employees is that slaves did not need to flatter their boss.

Euphemisms, vague terminology or calls for discussions with Turkey to get at the truth are just some of the dodges Congress and the administration have used to avoid Turkish discomfort with its Ottoman past.