Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.

I have never agreed with President Bush's argument regarding the axis of evil. Unfortunately, fundamentalists in Iran have used this as an excuse to brand us as allies of Mr. Bush.

I have said many times that I wish there was no oil in the Middle East, and more water. People would have been much happier than they are right now.

I have never been convinced throughout my life that one needs to be imitating others. I even tell my daughters not to look at me as a model.

The most important problem in Iran is that the courts have lost their independence, and they are under the influence of the Ministry of Intelligence and their people. This is why we witness a number of journalists and human rights activists, my colleagues, and a number of feminists, in prison.

We must acquaint the youth to the realities of the world... we must tell them that millions of people around the world have no access to drinking water.

If you study the behavior or the attitude of Syria, Iran, and U.S., you understand that these three countries can't come to terms with each other.