Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.

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.

The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

They're a group called The Spirit-crushers and their leader is known as The Almighty Spirit-crusher.

Gentleness stepped out of your smile

Facebook just sounds like a drag, in my day seeing pictures of peoples vacations was considered a punishment

I am like a table that eats its own legs off because it’s fallen in love with the floor.

I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.

I'm from Planet Nomi where I wear black lipstick so you can see my lips and what I am doing with them.

A lot of directors don't want the pressure of a movie the size of Pearl Harbor. But I love it. I thrive on it.

But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion.

I think, you know, the people that have seen my work, I think it speaks to the possibility of getting better, and, I'm sorry, I'm still on the last caller.