"When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star - it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned."

-- Azar Nafisi

#Dream Quotes #Stars Quotes #Iran Quotes

“The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a fountain, to show them that we love them, not when we feel like it, but when they do....”

Source : Nan Fairbrother (1954). “An English Year”
“It's funny when people ask an actor what they want to play next, because you don't get to decide what you play. I don't know. I can only say this: I don't want to and have no interest in playing a plastic surgeon. That's for sure. I'm open to anything else.”
“Every minute a chance to change the worldâ€¦”
“Did you hear charming Karren Brady this morning complaining about sexism? Do me a favour, love.”
“Iâ€™m a big believer in winging it. Iâ€™m a big believer that youâ€™re never going to find perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of vacation itineraries miss, I think, and Iâ€™m always trying to push people to allow those things to happen rather than stick to some rigid itinerary.”
“when I came to know Greek art I instantly understood that excess and perfection are enemies; yet on the other hand this world and the millions of worlds around us live by fire ... !”

Source : Ethel Smyth (1946). “Impressions that remained”
“We believe that worship is far more than prayer and preaching and gospel performance. The supreme act of worship is to keep the commandments, to follow in the footsteps of the Son of God, to do ever those things that please Him. It is one thing to give lip service to the Lord; it is quite another to respect and honor His will by following the example He has set for us.”
“From a monarchy followed by suffering under Communism, Ethiopians must be given the opportunity to flourish under the greatest of systems - democracy.”

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