Azadeh Moaveni quotes
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“You can have an elected parliament that makes laws, but if the judiciary is appointed by the Supreme Leader - who is a representative of God - then you're kind of at an impasse.”
-- Azadeh MoaveniSource : "Lipstick Jihad: An Interview With Azadeh Moaveni". Interview with Michal Lumsden, www.motherjones.com. March 9, 2005.
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“Whether Iranians are drinking wine in the evening or painting something "offensive," they choose not to dwell on the fact that they could receive some seventh-century punishment. Laws are inconsistently enforced, and you can usually pay off police to look the other way.”
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“I think Iran is the kind of place where it's difficult to predict what's going to trigger structural change. It's hard to also predict the role that civil disobedience or mass protests could play.”
-- Azadeh MoaveniSource : "Lipstick Jihad: An Interview With Azadeh Moaveni". Interview with Michal Lumsden, www.motherjones.com. March 9, 2005.
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Source : "'We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical'". Interview with Farish A. Noor, theseoultimes.com.
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Source : Mindy Kaling (2011). “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)”, p.70, Three Rivers Press
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“He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.”
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“Honestly, I've always had difficulty relaxing, unwinding and going to bed - that kind of stuff.”
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Source : Adam Selzer (2010). “I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It”, p.83, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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“The proper role of the judiciary is one of interpreting and applying the law, not making it.”
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