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.

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.

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.

When you vote, vote for those who are not warmongers, and vote for those who respect human rights. When you see a president who doesn't respect human rights, don't vote for that person.

Leaders create awareness in their followers about the great potentials they carry and how to release them for the benefit of all. Leaders are motivators,

Risk is the factor of a stratagem measured by what man is powerless to control.

Because life is not fair, Albert. And the world is conspiring against you.

If you're that hypersensitive about color and don't have a sense of humor, don't marry out of your race.

I write emotional algebra.

If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own.

I now find magic in the mundane. I'm also more creative - better able to look beyond the obvious and come up with new story angles.

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence.

We created god in our own image and likeness!

My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.