As far as we are concerned, we are not the toys of any country, including the United States.

Muslim brothers be damned; they're our greatest enemies. You know yourself that I'm a Muslim, even a fanatical Muslim. But that does nothing to alter my opinion of the Arabs.

A crown, a throne could not be based on the not too very solid foundation of blood.

The great powers claim that whatever they possess is theirs by right, but whatever we, the smaller countries possess is negotiable.

I perfectly understand the particular attention which you pay to the question of nuclear energy, and fully realize the possible dangers and catastrophes which might result for mankind from an irresponsible attitude. In this field my wish is for Iran to put all her efforts towards the peaceful use of atomic energy. We shall continue to co-operate with all the nations of the world to attain this end in the interests of human society.

My main mistake was to have made an ancient people advance by forced marches toward independence, health, culture, affluence, comfort.

I want the standard of living in Iran in ten years' time to be exactly on a level with that in Europe today. In twenty years' time we shall be ahead of the United States.