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.

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.

Iranian women are very courageous and active, even with all the oppression.

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

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.

There are many Iranians working at NASA. One of the engineers involved with the spaceship that went to Mars is an Iranian.

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