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Quotes by Iranian Authors
"The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting the greatness of the country."
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"Those who insist on having hostilities with us, kill and destroy the option of friendship with us in the future, which is unfortunate because it is clear the future belongs to Iran and that enmities will be fruitless."
6
"It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals."
5
"We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems."
5
"I've heard about brothers making films, but I've never heard about whole families making films like this. We didn't intend to do it; it wasn't something that we planned - it just gradually happened."
5
"When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. I'm not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks."
5
"Technical knowledge has now become an integral aspect of the Iranian psyche."
5
"I have no idea what the U.S. intends to do further there and what would be the reaction of the Iraqi people. I only know that the sole option is to leave Iraq to the Iraqi people."
5
"I'm not playing myself. It's a symbolic situation, where I want to introduce a fascist behind the table. I couldn't have had anybody else do that; for it to be successful, I had to do it myself."
5
"I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence."
5
"The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that."
5
"When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital to have their legs amputated, and that's where we found them and asked them to come and be part of the film."
5
"The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us."
5
"If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way."
5
"Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere."
5
"In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner."
5
"When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and read and read and read, like an obsession. I would take 20 books, and not come out until I'd finished them. It took me a while to change that habit."
4
"If we have any problems, it's always with the government of the United States."
4
"Both of them were the children of the United States. They sacrificed their children for the benefit of the others. But they were not very devoted children of the United States."
4
"We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely."
4
"Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats."
4
"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."
4
"The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides - Zarqawi and also the American troops at times. The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons."
4
"We want all the Palestinians back in their homeland, and then there can be a fair referendum for people to choose the form of state they want. Whoever gets the majority can rule."
4
"If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, an ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed. The animal must then be killed and as quickly as possible and burned."
4
"From my films, you can at least learn about Iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. But no such films have been made about Afghanistan, so you really can't know much about it."
4
"Nuclear energy is the scientific achievement of the Iranian nation."
3
"We don't have any bad memories of the people of the United States."
3
"I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me."
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