It's not just about hope and ideas. It's about action.

The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.

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.

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.

I firmly believe that life will continually try to teach you the same lesson, with increasing pain, until you heed the call.

The sky does not despair when a star falls

I still live, I still think: I still have to live, for I still have to think.

A trade is better then service.

You size up someone physically in less than one second - too tall, too short, too fat, too thin, too old, too young, too stuffy, too scruffy.

People who never seen to learn claim the government can be made more efficient.

There's something rotten in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet says...it's payback time!

Historical knowledge is indispensable for those who want to build a better world

There is nothing like love. You should try it.” Thibault shrugged. “Maybe one day.

I believe actual violence scars children much more than violence in storybooks.