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"We might say that the state is like an addictive drug: the more of it we have, the more we 'need' it and the more we come to 'depend' on it."

"If I knew I couldn't win races, I would have stayed in the States."

"Any confrontation, such as a verbal one with the United States, would be harmful for everybody."

"Iranians are very proud and don't want to become a pariah state like North Korea."

"I have this cozy house here and I get three pensions from the States. I've done nicely."
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"I never knew when I was gong to leave. I might be walking over to a kid's house, then of all a sudden I would just stick out my thumb and hitchhike across three states."
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