You approach the Mullahs as if they are normal people. They are not. You see them in your own image; you should not.

I want the standard of living in Iran in ten years' time to be exactly on a level with that in Europe today. In twenty years' time we shall be ahead of the United States.

My main mistake was to have made an ancient people advance by forced marches toward independence, health, culture, affluence, comfort.

To be first in the Middle East is not enough. We must raise ourselves to the level of a great world power.

Let the dog bark; the moon shall beam on.

Muslim brothers be damned; they're our greatest enemies. You know yourself that I'm a Muslim, even a fanatical Muslim. But that does nothing to alter my opinion of the Arabs.

Thank God we in Iran have neither the desire nor the need to suffer from democracy.

My advisers built a wall between myself and my people. I didn't realize what was happening. When I woke up, I had lost my people.

Nobody can influence me, nobody. Still less a woman. Women are important in a man's life only if they're beautiful and charming and keep their femininity.

They want liberalization! I'll give them liberalization. I'll loosen the screws until the Americans beg me to tighten them again.

Shah is a kind of magic word with the Persian people.

Your tongue tends to say more about you when it blabs about other people.

We love those whom we serve (p. 26)

Only courage to fragility makes our hearts melt with fervent love.

Boys fall in love with what they see. Girls fall in love with what they hear. But both with inner eyes. And their inner ears.

I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing.

I live for those who love me, for those who know me true, for the heaven so blue above me, and the good that I can do.

According to a new survey, 90% of men say their lover is also their best friend. Which is really kind of disturbing when you consider man's best friend is his dog.

I don't mind having a reputation as a serious and spiritual person. I think that would be a nice reputation to have

While knowing how to value businesses is essential for investment success, the first and perhaps most important step in the investment process is knowing where to look for opportunities

I think that's one of the most important gifts we have in television - the ability to heal through laughter.