There is a verse [in the Koran] that says God swears by time. Anything you gain in life, you pay for with your time. Time is the most important thing that has been given to man.

Maybe the words are the same, but the time is not the same. Iranians weren't working on achieving nuclear energy.

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

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 condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse.

If you can't eliminate injustice, at least tell everyone about it.

Over 60 percent of the university students in Iran are female. The women in Iran are better educated than men.