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Quotes by Iranian Authors
"It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals."
"What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt."
"I've written you sixty-seven love poems.Here's another one for you.But really, for me.These poems are the candles that I light with the fire you have ignited in me.I place this candle here and another thereso even if the stars have argued with the moonand are sulking away in a corner, you can still find your way to me.Sixty-eight poems now. What does the future hold for us?Joy? Disappointment? Gentle caresses? And subtle neglect?I hope the good is more than the bad. Much more. For what is the point of loveif by lighting these candlesour own flame loses its brightness?I know the good is more than the bad. Much more.I cannot wait to write you sixty-nine."
"Miss Rice talks very tough. We have gotten used to this nonsense. Miss Rice is a bit emotional about this, and we predicted that she would have a more emotional approach to this."
"When you get shy, you're simply thinking of yourself. Stop it. Step out of yourself."
"I am so tired. I have grown old from being serious. I have grown ill from being serious. I want to laugh at myself. I want to forget myself. I am so tired."
"I hope he doesn't know he just touched my leg.And nothing happened."
"The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world."
"The UN structure is one-sided, stacked against the world of Islam."
"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."
"If only we studied the stars as much as we study our own reflections."
"I came to pen another poem for you, but even every unwritten poem is you."
"We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure."
"The Buddhas had to be destroyed by the Taliban to get the world thinking about Afghanistan."
"Perhaps, when we examine the causes of many social changes and political upheavals, we will find the marks of its presence and its principal ideals."
"And then one day you realise that if you want to be rich, you'd have to give away almost everything you own."
"The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots."
"Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights."
"You think that because I am unwanted, because I am neglected and-and discarded-" My voice inches higher with every word, the unrestrained emotions suddenly screaming through my lungs. "You think I don't have a heart? You think I don't feel? You think that because I can inflict pain, that I should? You're just like everyone else. You think I'm a monster just like everyone else. You don't understand me at all."
"But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan."
"The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights."
"You think I'm giving up. I'm not. I'm giving in."
"To live with you is to live.To live without you is to die."
"I'm a winner because I always bet on you."
"To see her is to be seduced by her."
"When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group."
"And they said if we help with the crisis, they would do a lot of positive acts. After we helped in those crises, they showed negative acts and the Japanese and Turks were ashamed."
"For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights."
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