There is a tremendous rise now in feminine awareness and wishing for equality, equal opportunities.
In Iran's future Islamic system everyone can express their opinion, and the Islamic government will respond to logic with logic.
The freedom-lovers of the world mourn the sad demise of Imam Khomeini.
It's almost impossible to deal with a crazy man, except that he does have religious beliefs, and the world of Islam will be damaged if a fanatic like him should commit murder in the name of religion against 60 innocent people.
If the religious leaders have influence, they will not permit girls and boys to wrestle together, as recently happened in Shiraz.
In Islam, the legislative power and competence to establish laws belong exclusively to God Almighty.
In the Islamic government all people have complete freedom to have any kind of opinion.
Today I saw a guy who looked like me in a funhouse mirror. He looked at me like, Hey, that's how I look reflected in the pond!
The derision comes from snobbery, which I think is the worst thing for art and music. I don't think there's any place for it and it comes from insecurity.
With the true artist, the social formula that he recommends is a matter of secondary importance; the source of his art, its animating spirit, is decisive.
Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startles out wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto.