"Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization."

"When a person is humiliated, when his rights are being violated, and he does not have the proper education, naturally…"

"Any person who pursues human rights in Iran must live with fear from birth to death, but I have learned to overcome m…"

"In the last 23 years, from the day I was stripped of my judgeship to the years of doing battle in the revolutionary c…"

"In my memoir, I wanted to introduce American women to Iranian women and our lives. I'm not from the highest echelons …"

"I compare my situation to a person on board a ship. When there is a shipwreck the passenger then falls in the ocean a…"

"I, who have defended many prisoners of conscience such as the seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders and others, would face …"

"Wer Dankbarkeit fordert, verdient keine."

""Dass es uns lange gut geht, stösst gegen die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung. Wir werden gar nicht geboren zum Glück. Da…"

"Der Maler und der Beschauer vollenden zusammen ein Bild. Es ist ein Unterschied zwischen vollenden und fertig machen."