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

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Source : "Shirin 'Ebadi – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate". Interview with Amir Taheri, www.memri.org. October 19, 2003.

Shirin Ebadi

#Violence Quotes #Lasting Quotes

“I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.”
“I guess the rules aren't for everyone.”
“When I'm looking for hot button answers to tough questions, I don't look to congressman or my mayor. I say, 'What would Miss U.S.A. have to say about this?'”
“Science is wonderful at explaining what science is wonderful at explaining, but beyond that it tends to look for its car keys where the light is good.”
“Self-love leads men of narrow minds to measure all mankind by their own capacity.”

Source : Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”
“I'm not thinking about my numbers. I'm just trying to do the best I can to help the team win.”
“I don't worry about things that aren't important.”
“My gosh, I love food. If I wasn't an actor, I could be a completely different body shape right now.”

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