Islam is not an excuse for thwarting democracy.

The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.

It's not just about hope and ideas. It's about action.

Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran.

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.

Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home.

I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence.

How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear.

If you can't eliminate injustice, at least tell everyone about it.

When a person is humiliated, when his rights are being violated, and he does not have the proper education, naturally he gravitates toward terrorism.

We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.

He told us to believe, not beg.

A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.

Waban-aki: People from where the sun rises.

All the gifts and talents we have are from God, but they are also for God...for His glory and for His pleasure. Don't waste them, make great use of them and make Him proud.

From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books.

There are subtle ways and overt ways of alienating a child from a parent, but either way it's evil

I'd love to do some theater.

You couldn't give up you for them. But what if you wanted them more than you wanted a singular powerful you?

I don't like salads: I like the strong food.

I might get drunk one day and fall in love or fall over a hooker outside, and I would have consummated a relationship that I couldn't necessarily believe in.