Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.

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.

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.

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.

The Sun is never alone as the light remains with him always. Even when he goes down sinking...sinking, the light drowns with him

When you're living so intensely in your head there isn't any different between what you imagine and what actually takes place. Therefore, you're both omnipotent and powerless.

For we are all walking each other to our deaths, and the journey between footsteps makes up our lives.

Downtown, a dress for Meg- I do it every time I kill a man.

I'm going to try to be better than I ever was.

The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts.

Behind every word a whole world is hidden that must be imagined.

Awareness without emotion is a flame without fuel.

I'm sure I shall always feel like a child in the wood.

People should be afraid of the cancer, not the mammogram.