My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.

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.

Culture does not make people. People make culture. if it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture.

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn.

The tarter the apple, the tastier the cider.

The story of Jesus is very fascinating. It still has such a tremendous power, even after 2,000 years! We don't really know if he existed as a historical figure.

Bugs is who we want to be. Daffy is who we are.

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

Whether people identify as feminists or not, if they're doing work that furthers a feminist cause, I think that's wonderful, like if it works for me, right, it works for the movement.

A clipboard and a hard hat could get you just about anywhere.

Go, stranger, and tell the Lacedaemonians that here we lie, obedient to their commands.

The fad diets that many Americans are on are perfect if you want to be hungry all the time and miserable.