The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States. We used to say that this is all lie, that we are lackeys of the United States.

You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.

Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.

We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.

Revolutions invariably don't solve the issue of justice, and in its place, suppression and limiting freedom replaces that idea.

When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.

We should put away the militaristic outlook. The U.S. should start talking about disarmament, nuclear disarmament, of the region.

Religion is separate from the institution of the state.

When I talk about secularism, I'm talking about theories today. To give you for example, one example: Those who consider themselves followers of Mosaddeq today are adamantly against federalism.

The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.

There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.

What are you willing to lay down so you can stand up?

This cult of the future is not only a weakness but a cowardice of the age.

When our feet talk to us, we listen.

But a lot of the old fans are listening to a lot of the younger music. So I gotta keep moving forward, and they'll move forward too.

Haste is never more dangerous than when you feel that victory is in your grasp.

If you don't have a way to speak to ordinary Americans, you're not in the game.

My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working today in the business.

Oh Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them," exclaimed Anne.

I was there [in school] the full time with one teacher, and the student body was never more than 10 or 12 students of all ages.

The human being lives, moves, and has his being in a limitless ocean of health-power, and he uses this power according to his faith.