I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.

You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.

Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.

We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.

Revolutions invariably don't solve the issue of justice, and in its place, suppression and limiting freedom replaces that idea.

When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.

We should put away the militaristic outlook. The U.S. should start talking about disarmament, nuclear disarmament, of the region.

Religion is separate from the institution of the state.

When I talk about secularism, I'm talking about theories today. To give you for example, one example: Those who consider themselves followers of Mosaddeq today are adamantly against federalism.

The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.

There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.

Among those whom I like or admire I can find no common denominator but among those whom I love I can: all of them make me laugh.

It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for women.

I had never really been around cards.

She's still doing it, pushing me into situations I can't handle, making me cope. She knows I can't cope.

The F-bomb. It's everywhere. You hear it all the time. And I honestly don't understand what the appeal is over the word.

I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another.

To this day we seem to act in the world as though we know what's right for everybody.

Worship, from the Latin word meaning "worth-ship", is where we express God's worth to us in our lives.

Know this: you can start over, each morning.

Humour is the making others act or talk absurdly and unconsciously; wit is the pointing out and ridiculing that absurdity consciously, and with more or less ill-nature.