Top 685 Quotes & Sayings by Iranian Authors - Page 4

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.

Is it possible that Jesus, unlike 98 percent of his fellow Jews, was literate and educated? Yes, it's possible.

In my own life, I had gone from Maryland State Honors Chorus and writing and singing my own songs to a musical silence. It seemed the busier my work life would get, the less I had to feed the other parts of my own soul, including the arts.

I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament and fluency in Biblical Greek, who has been studying the origins of Christianity for two decades, who also happens to be Muslim.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

Our people love soccer more than they do in Brazil.

The World Cup could be a jumping point for many players to change everything.

Exile is my power.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Each person makes their own choice, but my spirit is meant to stay in Iran, especially with the work that I do, and with the emotional connection I have with the country - with all its difficulties, this is why I stay.

I care deeply about the long-term success of the firm and believe my decision to resign is the best decision in the interests of the Sherpa Capital family of team members, founders, and LPs.

Only few people have same level as Iron Sheik - the Brock Lesnar and the Kurt Angle. Back in the day, they both be good opponent for me. They know I could break their ankle if I want.

Today, the Muslim world is the poorest of the global powers.

I'm not satisfied with the progress of the work, but I am happy that the talks are going on. It might have a negative effect if the United States joins.

Nuclear energy is the scientific achievement of the Iranian nation.

Most of my work may happen at a computer, but it's still a new and very exciting frontier.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

The skirmishes in the occupied land are part of the war of destiny. The outcome of hundreds of years of war will be defined in Palestinian land.

I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.

Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide.

I just realized that if it's really compassion that drives you, maybe it's not enough just to stop eating animals but you maybe should boycott the whole animal industry, because... it's not what you as a compassionate being would want. So actually you should go one step further and become vegan.

'Zeal' is essentially a compromising devotion to God, a commitment to cleansing the Holy Land of all foreign and pagan presences and to re-establish the kingdom of David as God had intended.

Look at Ayatollah Khomeini's revolution and the slogans that they used: anti-imperialism; anti-colonialism; the struggle of the have-nots against the haves; the state monopoly over economy, which was very much patterned after the Soviet Union. All of these things did not come out of Islam. Islam is not that developed.

I find discussing mathematics with colleagues of different backgrounds one of the most productive ways of making progress.

When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star - it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned.

The fact is I'm not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran.

No country by itself and in an isolated manner would ever be able to effectively address the challenges it faces.

Ali Karimi is a nice guy and deserves to return to the national team.

I don't like 'graphic novel.' It's a word that publishers created for the bourgeois to read comics without feeling bad. Comics is just a way of narrating - it's just a media type.

I believe in God, which means I am open to some absurd possibilities. But I understand the power of that faith, and I understand the metaphor of that belief.

In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered.

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.

One thing I congratulate everyone on is the great explosion which has occurred in Washington's Black House and the very important scandal which has gripped leaders of America.

It is dangerous when you start calling people from one part of the world terrorists or fanatic, and you reduce them to some abstract notion. If evil has a geographical place, and if the evil has a name, that is the beginning of fascism. Real life is not this way. You have fanatics and narrow-minded people everywhere.

I grew like a weed, though mostly from side to side.

Islamophobia has become so mainstream in this country that Americans have been trained to expect violence against Muslims - not excuse it, but expect it. And that's happened because you have an Islamophobia industry in this country devoted to making Americans think there's an enemy within.

I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence.

I am going to spend more time face-to-face with my friends and family. I am going to unplug more.

The CM Punk is No. 1 in the world, bubba. He work hard. He love the wrestling business.

Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.

The Iran I'm dreaming of maybe doesn't exist anymore.

Foreign journalists have to have an approved interpreter assigned them, which they have to pay for, who also acts as guide. As an Iranian, even writing for foreign media, I've been mercifully unrestricted.

Iranian parents can't stop their children. They're just wild - they want to party, they want their rights, they want to paint, they want to dance. No one can stop these new generations coming. That's why Iran has to open up: it's like a pot full of hot water, vapour and steam.

World champion always say 'yes please' - never hold back when someone need humble.

Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine.

I had this fantasy that in a democracy the government was the population. So I came to America and got a big slap in my face... Americans were not what I thought. I thought I was going to see bastards and I saw nice people, very friendly to me.

The Brodus Clay have gimmick good for the kids and make the people happy.

Usually when I write a script, I have in mind some real people that I'm writing about, who don't always act in the film afterward.

As actors, if we are truthful to ourselves and we know what we can do and what we cannot do and just go after it, there are possibilities out there. If you don't try, you won't find out if you get them or not.

In every family, you would have differences of opinions.

I have disagreements with some and more agreements with others. But that doesn't mean I cannot listen to those I disagree with.

When I have an idea, I'm like a pregnant woman. I just have to deliver.

Every hundred year, mother make baby like Iron Sheik, Michael Jordan and the Jesus. Only one chance to prove you are the real in a lifetime.

I do pick my projects very meticulously. I want my projects to be meaningful.

We want to let you use a Mac, or Windows PC, or iPad, or Android, without having to think about any of the technical details.

People's access to social media should not permanently be restricted.

I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.

The system of domination is founded on depriving nations of their true identity. It seeks to deprive nations of their culture, identity, self-confidence and in this way dominate them.

There was a time when events that define the human condition were subject to very limited and time-delayed analysis. In the 21st Century and beyond, however, the human condition is subject to real-time, overwhelming analysis and dissection.

Mr. McMahon was the first promoter in the world give me a break at World Championship. I cannot double-cross that company.