#iran

Read through the most famous quotes by topic #iran




I feel that it means a lot to the people of Iran that my film is represented at the Oscars, and it makes me happy to bring them that joy, that I'm representing them and that I'm able to give them that element of pleasure to be the envoy from Iran. It's a very pleasant thing.


Asghar Farhadi


#bring #element #feel #film #give

Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine.


Asghar Farhadi


#british #censorship #creative #creative expression #day

Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.


Asghar Farhadi


#different #different angles #especially #good #iranian

The fact is I'm not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran.


Asghar Farhadi


#draw #fact #film #i #images

There are those who simply want to live their lives, and feel they cannot live the way they want to in Iran. Others are ideologically motivated: They will stay no matter what and try to change things.


Asghar Farhadi


#change #change things #feel #ideologically #iran

One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity.


James Buchan


#awash #been #british #consequences #consular

I don't think that Iran with a nuclear capability will be just the problem of the state of Israel. This is a matter that concerns the whole world.


Moshe Katsav


#concerns #i #iran #israel #just

I am sure the majority of Iranians want a peace agreement with Israel and want Iran to integrate with the international community and accept its universal values.


Moshe Katsav


#agreement #am #community #i #i am

It was known in the mid 90s already that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous tyrant that he had already launched aggressions against Iran, he had invaded Kuwait.


Douglas Feith


#aggressions #already #dangerous #had #hussein

I can remember when I was National Security Adviser, the intelligence community told us... they put out an intelligence report saying that Iran would never back off from attacks on shipping in the Gulf if we use force.


Frank Carlucci


#attacks #back #community #force #gulf