In Iran, as in all developing countries, they wanted to copy the outside world, without knowing what was good for our own country.

There are many people inside Iran who say, "We don't have enough to eat. Why do we need a nuclear bomb?"

Fanaticism exists in every religion, whether Christian, Jewish, or Muslim.

I was never interested in money. I always looked down on it. But now that I have less money, I see that without money, you cannot do much. Everything in the end is about money.

You have to judge everybody on balance, all the positives and all the negatives. In the life of my husband, I think the positives outweigh the negatives.

I wanted to preserve the old buildings, not to destroy them and build something new.

I always want to remain positive. In our long history, Iran has been invaded by so many other countries and despite it all, the Iranian identity has survived. People are very courageous, especially the women, who are braver than the men.