"We are facing someone [Iran] who has an army, money, and a political plan for the Arab Islamic Middle East."

"You cannot compare politicians now with those of the past. Politicians should be suited to their time. They have diff…"

"All in all, it has been a pleasant life, filled with many opportunities to do many things. Live well and be preoccupi…"

"Despite my age, I can almost say that I have never put pen to paper without worrying about censorship. The nightmare …"

"The Shāhnāmeh is the greatest epic in history. It is a treasure trove of ideas, wisdom, advice, help, guidance, and r…"

"the more sincere and intimate the relationship between a work and its reader, the better. So the countries that don’t…"

"Being iconoclastic is only acceptable and desirable if the public—or at least a specific segment of society—is open t…"

"I am a very necessary evil. I try to stay in the background, but every now and then I have to come out and kick some …"

"Why should Indian people be forced to live under a law made some 80 years ago? That is the year in which the Indian C…"

"There can be no real solution of the so-called ‘Indian problem’ unless the Interior Department embraces the principle…"