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

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.

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.

The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran]. There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.

Life is always beautiful when we focus on the greatness of our God.

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated a society won’t change.

I had always said to myself that forty was the cut off point of my apprenticeship which may for some people sound like a very long one, but the novel as art is a middle-aged art.

It's not what happens, it's what you do that determines your future.

Words are capable of making experience more vivid, and also of organizing it. They can scare us, and they can comfort us.

It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Love and hate always remember; it is only indifference that forgets.

I've always said the toughest thing about learning to feel your feelings is that then you have to feel your feelings.