I'm Iranian and no matter what I do, I'm dealing with politics because especially my music, that it's a music that talks about peace, love, unity.

There is an ocean of endless opportunities, and there are so many things that one can do. I'm so fortunate that I've grown up with this sort of a philosophy and mentality.

My father was an innovator. He's the first person who sang and set Rumi's poetry into music 35 years, 40 years ago.

The thought of you makes my days brighter and my nights filled with dreams.

Just about every available female--and some unavailable--seemed to think the way to his heart was through his blood sugar levels.

Style, is like a frog: you can dissect the thing, but it somehow dies in the process.

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.

Resolved, never to do anything out of revenge.

When I work, it can be a 16-hour day.

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.

Anybody who has a problem with 'Skins' obviously doesn't understand teenage life.

Wine is a cunning wrestler.

The voice was gentle, like a scalpel petting the short hairs of your throat.