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Small: From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I dont think one can find any other time in ones life to
"From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I don't think one can find any other time in one's life to be left alone so much to read in peace like that"
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Director
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Small: In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was t
"In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered"
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Director
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Small: Im not playing myself. Its a symbolic situation, where I want to introduce a fascist behind the table.
"I'm not playing myself. It's a symbolic situation, where I want to introduce a fascist behind the table. I couldn't have had anybody else do that; for it to be successful, I had to do it myself"
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Director
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Small: Five years ago, Samira did not want to continue in the regular school system in Iran. To help her with her edu
"Five years ago, Samira did not want to continue in the regular school system in Iran. To help her with her education, I set up a home school. It wasn't just for my family, it was open to other friends"
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Director
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Small: Image is an international language
"Image is an international language"
Marjane Satrapi, Artist
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Small: The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people
"The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people"
Marjane Satrapi, Artist
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Small: One thing I congratulate everyone on is the great explosion which has occurred in Washingtons Black House and
Ayatollah Khomeini
"One thing I congratulate everyone on is the great explosion which has occurred in Washington's Black House and the very important scandal which has gripped leaders of America"
Ayatollah Khomeini, Statesman
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Small: If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, an ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impur
Ayatollah Khomeini
"If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, an ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed. The animal must then be killed and as quickly as possible and burned"
Ayatollah Khomeini, Statesman
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Small: The establishment of Zionist regime was a move by the world oppressor against the Islamic world
"The establishment of Zionist regime was a move by the world oppressor against the Islamic world"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman
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Small: Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide
"Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman
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Small: The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince internation
"The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that"
Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer
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Small: Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are n
"Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights"
Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer
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Small: I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence
"I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence"
Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer
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Small: How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hung
"How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear"
Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer
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Small: The skirmishes in the occupied land are part of the war of destiny. The outcome of hundreds of years of war wi
"The skirmishes in the occupied land are part of the war of destiny. The outcome of hundreds of years of war will be defined in Palestinian land"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman
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Small: One can not impede scientific progress
"One can not impede scientific progress"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman
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Small: Iranians defend and present their Islamic and Iranian identity to other people worldwide
"Iranians defend and present their Islamic and Iranian identity to other people worldwide"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman
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Small: Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nations fury
"Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman
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Small: Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that ev
"Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home"
Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer
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Small: When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administ
"When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group"
Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer
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Small: Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult t
"Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals"
Abdolkarim Soroush, Philosopher
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Small: The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting
"The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting the greatness of the country"
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician
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Small: The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us
"The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us"
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician
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Small: And they said if we help with the crisis, they would do a lot of positive acts. After we helped in those crise
"And they said if we help with the crisis, they would do a lot of positive acts. After we helped in those crises, they showed negative acts and the Japanese and Turks were ashamed"
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician
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Small: If a group of people feels that it has been humiliated and that its honour has been trampled underfoot, it wil
"If a group of people feels that it has been humiliated and that its honour has been trampled underfoot, it will want to express its identity and this expression of an identity will take different shapes and forms"
Abdolkarim Soroush, Philosopher
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Small: As a result of the awareness and consciousness of decline, an awareness and consciousness of a national ethnic
"As a result of the awareness and consciousness of decline, an awareness and consciousness of a national ethnicity or an Islamic identity also came into being"
Abdolkarim Soroush, Philosopher
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Small: When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. Im not president n
"When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. I'm not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks"
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician
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Small: We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood. The embassy was active here after the
"We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood. The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn't have any problem with them. They started it"
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician
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Small: Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis.
"Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis. It is wrong to even compare such actions to what is done in Guantanamo or elsewhere by the Americans. They do not stand on a high moral platform to preach to others"
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician
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Small: And I gave this directive to them, that if they free our assets in the United States, that would be a sign of
"And I gave this directive to them, that if they free our assets in the United States, that would be a sign of goodwill. I have the same idea this time"
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician
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Small: We seriously suspect the agents of the Americans and Israelis in conducting such horrendous terrorist acts and
"We seriously suspect the agents of the Americans and Israelis in conducting such horrendous terrorist acts and cannot believe the people who kidnap Philippines nationals, for instance, or behead U.S. nationals are Muslims"
Ayatollah Khamenei, Statesman
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Small: The winner of the elections which saw the participation of almsot 30 million people was the Iranian nation and
"The winner of the elections which saw the participation of almsot 30 million people was the Iranian nation and the losers were those who tried to keep people away from the polls"
Ayatollah Khamenei, Statesman
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Small: We desire an expansion of relations with regional states and the establishment of extensive public contacts
"We desire an expansion of relations with regional states and the establishment of extensive public contacts"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman
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Small: We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely
"We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman
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Small: The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world
"The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman
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Small: I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are n
"I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected"
Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer
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Small: Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization
"Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization"
Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer
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Small: The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cult
"The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots"
Ayatollah Khamenei, Statesman
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Small: The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to
"The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes"
Ayatollah Khamenei, Statesman
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Small: The honor of about 30 million votes remains with the Iranian nation and no enemy scheme would take away this d
"The honor of about 30 million votes remains with the Iranian nation and no enemy scheme would take away this dignity and honor from the Iranian nation"
Ayatollah Khamenei, Statesman
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