Quotes from Shirin Ebadi

The history and our experience shows that Democrats and Republicans think the same way in some cases, and their ideas aren't very different when it comes to international relations.

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.

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 the fear.

Any person who pursues human rights in Iran must live with fear from birth to death, but I have learned to overcome my fear.

When more and more people want something, it becomes easier to achieve that goal.