"I can just generally say that Iran is a very multilayered, controversial country. There are so many contrasts and controversies that question themselves within whole different layers. It's not an easy place to wrap up in one answer or one question. It's a very multicultural, multiethnic place."

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Source : "From captivity to classroom". Interview with Christina Pazzanese, news.harvard.edu. September 12, 2016.

Jason Rezaian

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“One customer well taken care of could be more valuable than $10,000 worth of advertising.”
“Science works because the phenomenon being described can be relied on to remain the same. Even in quantum physics, where phenomena are changed by observation, the way in which observation interferes is regular and falls within a limited range of possibilities. Human culture, however, has the nasty habit of never staying the same for very long.”
“Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had it.”
“My beautiful son... I can't wait to see his face, hug him, and spend time with him.”
“You cannot set art off in a corner and hope for it to have vitality, reality, and substance.”

Source : Charles Ives (2004). “129 Songs”, p.30, A-R Editions, Inc.
“There is a loveliness to life that does not fade. Even in the terrors of the night, there is a tendency toward grace that does not fail us.”

Source : Robert Goolrick (2007). “The End of the World As We Know It: Scenes from a Life”, Algonquin Books
“Just come to Brussels after a Council meeting. Do you know what happens? Every head of government holds his or her own press conference. They all say the same thing, in 24 languages: I was able to push through my agenda. And if the result is anything other than what they desired, the message is: Brussels is to blame. It has been this way for over 20 years. These messages stick with people, and that's deadly for Europe.”
“This is one of his most human and most amusing and witty novels. The characters are very Indian. I decided that I wanted to do a comedy, so this was just the right one.”

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