"I cannot avoid wondering about the feelings of those who are now the apparent rulers of Iran. They are, despite their mistakes and the crimes which they have instigated, men of faith who claim to be sent by God. I hope they will eventually realize that the revolution which they believe they have brought about is not to the glory of God, but serves the forces of evil."

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Source : "The Shah's Story". Book by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, p. 167, 1980.

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

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“Commercial jobs are pretty easily adjustable because they only take a few hours to complete, which is one of the reasons they are a Godsend to the actor.”
“First of all, the world criticizes American foreign policy because Americans criticize American foreign policy. We shouldn't be surprised about that. Criticizing government is a God-given right - at least in democracies.”
“A mere inference or theory must give way to a truth revealed; but a scientific truth must be maintained, however contradictory it may appear to the most cherished doctrines of religion.”

Source : David Brewster (1854). “More Worlds Than One: The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian”, p.138
“I would make myself head of the style police and we would fight fiercely against sloppiness,”
“To think of losing is to lose already.”

Source : Sylvia Townsend Warner, William Maxwell (1982). “Letters”
“But the safety of the world, in some sense, depends on your saying no to inhumane ideas. Standing up for one's own integrity makes you no friends. It is costly. Yet defiance of the mob, in the service of that which is right, is one of the highest expressions of courage I know.”

Source : Commencement address at Scripps College, Claremont, California, 2009.
“I wish I were taller and thinner but the hair you can do something about.”
“Look after yourself; remember that you only consist of your being, so make the best of what you have and look after it. Put good things into your body; eat well.”

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