Disinformation about the state of climate change science is extraordinarily if not criminally irresponsible.

Politics is not about big money or power games

The word is like a seed, and the human mind is so fertile, but only for those kinds of seeds it is prepared for.

A writer seizes every opportunity to wonder.

Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupations is exhilarating and life-giving.

Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.

Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.

I am happy for there to be a leadership contest. I think there should be.

Every intellectual effort sets us apart from the commonplace, and leads us by hidden and difficult paths to secluded spots where we find ourselves amid unaccustomed thoughts.

Be careful what you do, because the lie becomes the truth.

Over 60 percent of the university students in Iran are female. The women in Iran are better educated than men.