90 Quotes by Shirin Ebadi

It's not just about hope and ideas. It's about action.

It’s not just about hope and ideas. It’s about action.

If you can’t eliminate injustice, at least tell everyone about it.

We shouldn’t just consider the desire of government to do what it wants to do. We should always consider the resistance of people. The culture of Iranian people doesn’t let the government drag people into deep trouble or backlash. Maybe government wants it, but the culture doesn’t let it go on.

Everyone’s condition is different, and the way that each person lives his or her life is different.

When the gravity of death first touched me, I’d found preoccupation with the minutiae of daily life meaningless. If we ultimately die, and turn to dust in the ground, should it ever truly upset us if the floor hasn’t been swept quite recently enough.

We adapted to being at war, just as we had adapted to the chaos and upheaval of revolution. How amazing and yet tragic it is, I thought, the human instinct for.

My hopes for Iran’s future lies with women first and foremost. Iran’s feminist movement is very strong. This movement has no leader or head quarters. Its place is the home of every Iranian who believes in equal rights. This is currently the strongest women’s movement in the Middle East.

There is no “true Islam,” just different interpretations.