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

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.

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.

The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran]. There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.

If somebody hurts you, it's okay to cry a river, just remember to build a bridge and get over it.

I hear the trees whispering sometimes. They don't talk to everyone. Or maybe they do, but not everyone listens. Do you hear them?

Why don't you laugh? If I did not laugh I should die, and you need this medicine as much as I do.

Avoid all haste; calmness is an essential ingredient of politeness.

You have to be where you are to get where you need to go.

Well, unless you're Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan, you need the full support of your team.

There's nothing the British like better than a bloke who comes from nowhere, makes it, and then gets clobbered.

The thing that makes reading and writing suspect in the eyes of the market economy is that it's not corrupted.

God, I just love baseball.