“If I was still at school, I'd be looking at Britney Spears and dying to be her.” IfsStillsSchoolDyingSpears Author:Sheena Easton
“Prince used to call me up 3am in the morning and invite me to hear some of his new songs.” UsedSongMorningCall MeInvitesNew Songs Author:Sheena Easton
“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.” HumansTrainInstinctHungerHungryI Have LearnedYou Like ItCultural Relativism Author:Shirin Ebadi
“My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.” PeopleHas BeensShowsGovernmentNamesRightsAimIslam Author:Shirin Ebadi
“The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse.” ShouldCountryWholeCertainDifferencesConditionsAcknowledgeIslamicDesirableIslamic Society Author:Shirin Ebadi
“What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt.” ShouldImportantRoomsDoubtPercentConvictionIntellect Author:Shirin Ebadi
“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.” HumansGovernmentActionRightsGroupsHuman RightsAdministrationIranCriticizeActivistCampsFunny Things Author:Shirin Ebadi
“Because of our youthful population, we suffer from unemployment in Iran. We need more universities and more job opportunities for the young.” NeedsJobsYoungSufferingOpportunityUniversityPopulationIranUnemploymentJob Opportunities Author:Shirin Ebadi
“The international community can't trust such a government. If the government of Iran wants the international community to believe in what it says, it should try to bring true, pure democracy into the country. The political solution to the energy issue or the nuclear case is democracy in Iran.” IfsWantShouldTryingBelieveCountryGovernmentPoliticalEnergyCommunityCasesDemocracyIssuesPureSolutionsInternationalNuclearIranInternational Community Author:Shirin Ebadi