Believing in your standards for a square deal, even when there's no way to get it, is what allows you to create boundaries and take independent action.

Lips may lie, but the heart always tells the truth.

She looked at the boy. He knew her weakness for storytelling. And it was, after all, only a story. Still, she wished he had chosen a happier one.

Negative emotional states are a breeding ground for mistakes.

Sistani’s office refuses the replacement of the law because it is not an Iraqi demand but it is a political demand to please some sides.

I'm not in the business of changing policies. I hope to inform, not form, decisions.

Simplicity is the peak of civilization.

The way to build a strong future is by both protecting the environment and creating good jobs.

Theatre can't be done again and again and again and again - it's organic.

We were just looking at maps.

The world's a mean place. It's unfair, then it's fair. It's hateful, then it's loving. It's a very peculiar place on philosophical and metaphysical and religious levels.