^abBlair, Betty (Kış 1994). "Interview with Lotfi Zadeh" (İngilizce). Azerbaijan International. ss. 46-47, 50. 16 Mayıs 2015 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Obstinacy and tenacity. Not being afraid to get embroiled in controversy. That's very much a Turkish tradition. That's part of my character, too
^Blair, Betty (Kış 1994). "Lotfi Zadeh: Short biographical sketch" (İngilizce). Azerbaijan International. s. 49. 15 Nisan 2015 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Born of an Azerbaijani father on assignment as a journalist from Iran, and a Russian mother who was a physician, Zadeh enjoyed a privileged life those early years of his life in Baku.