The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that.

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.

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.

No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.

Every time I am fearful I think to myself, the reason they do this is to discourage me from doing what I do. Hence, if I discontinue my work I will have succumbed to my fears.

North Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis.

How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear.