"In the past 30 years, officials of the Iranian regime and its apologists have labeled criticism, especially with regard to women's rights, as anti-Islamic and pro-Western, justifying its brutalities by ascribing them to Islam and Iran's culture."

-- Azar Nafisi

#Islamic Quotes #Past Quotes #Rights Quotes

“When I caught up, I grabbed Jackâ€™s arm. â€œWhat are you doing here?â€ â€œHiding! Thatâ€™s how you play the game, right? I thought the title hide-and-seek was fairly self-explanatory. Then again, you are blond.â€ â€œSo are you, idiot. Again, what are you doing here?”
“We have to keep up the fight for evidence-based science and policy.”
“I've never had a band with more than 3 people (meaning only two string players), so I love having the ability for 3-part polyphony.”

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“What you want to do, and what you can do, is limited only by what you can dream.”
“i dont want to be compared to britney,ashlee,hilary or lindsay. i want to be compared to me.”
“In my office, I like it quiet, so I can concentrate.”
“The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is a matter of philosophical or theological speculation rather than of simple faith, and is accordingly nowhere expressly taught in Holy Scripture”
“Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and lapis lazuli. Reality is plywood and plastic, done up in mud brown and olive drab. Fantasy tastes of habaneros and honey, cinnamon and cloves, rare red meat and wines as sweet as summer. Reality is beans and tofu, and ashes at the end.”

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