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When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a sh

When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star – it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned. – Azar Nafisi

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Religion was used as an ideology, as a system of control. When they forced the veil upon women, they were using it as an instrument of control in the same way that in Maos China people were wearing Mao jackets and women were not supposed to wear any makeup. – Azar Nafisi

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I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality. – Azar Nafisi

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Once we know of atrocities we cannot remain silent, and knowledge inevitably leads to an urge to protect the innocent. – Azar Nafisi

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Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round. – William Butler Yeats

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There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? – Robert Kennedy

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No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto. – W. Clement Stone

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Those born into poverty or on the margins of society require our extra support to realize their dreams. – Novak Djokovic

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