North Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis.

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.

How dare you say it's nothing to me?Baby, you're the only light I ever saw.

you are a shadow of the person you are following or understudying

They were silent, humiliated by this return of the defeated, furious at their own silence, but the more it was prolonged the less capable they were of breaking it.

A nation established under GodA nation that will only winif we stand together

Avoidance is paying forward that which I would be much wiser to pay off.

There is nothing more inspiring than having a mind unfold before you. Let people teach who have a calling. It is never just a job.

You don't have to be perfect; you just have to be open.

The opposite of war isn't peace... It's creation!

If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic.