Iranian People Quotes

Ahmed Khomeini, son of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is the Mrs. Wilson of modern Iran.

The Iranian regime doesn't express the wishes and values of the Iranian people.

At face value, the U.S. Congress, there is a - they have a long way to go before they fully appreciate and understand Iranian people.

I do want to once again speak directly to the Iranian people. Yours is a great civilization with a vibrant culture that has so much to contribute to the world - in commerce and in science and in arts. For decades, your government's threats and actions to destabilize your region have isolated Iran from much of the world, and now our governments are talking with one another. Following the nuclear deal, you, especially young Iranians, have the opportunity to begin building new ties with the world.

To see the Persia of poets and painters, hiding in plain sight behind the much-maligned Iran of our newspaper headlines, would be my fondest wish.

If I hear, 'Be afraid of Tehran,' I'm like, 'I'd better go to Tehran.'

For years I looked at the Iranians with envy - not at the outcome of their 1979 revolution, but because it was a popular uprising, not a euphemism for a coup.

I'm not an Iran expert.

No one was affected by the brutality and the terrorism of Qassem Soleimani more than the Iranian people themselves.

They want to bring the revolution down. One of the important means they have employed has been these economic sanctions. They say that the sanctions are not targeting the Iranian people, but they are lying! The sanctions are meant to cripple the Iranian nation…. They want to sever the ties between the people and the Islamic Republican system.

Since 1979, the majority of victims of the Iranian regime have been the Iranian people themselves.

What I want the Congress of the United States to do, and frankly what I would like to see the President of the United States of America do, is speak a word of support to the people of Iran.

If Iran does not change its policies, it won't be able to integrate into the international community and will become even more isolated than it is now, which likely will have a negative impact on the Iranian people.

Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.

They have reduced the Iranian people to that of an American Dog.

I have strong sentiments toward Iran, since I distinguish between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people. I highly esteem Iranian music and culture.

There's a lack of knowledge about Iran and the Iranian people.

We want the people, in their private lives, to be completely free, and in today's world, having access to information and the right of free dialogue and the right to think freely is the right of all peoples, including the people of Iran.

The Iran I'm dreaming of maybe doesn't exist anymore.

Iran is not a make-believe country. It is a real country populated by some 75 million people - real people; including, I daresay, a majority who are philosophically and by education inclined toward the modern, secular world, and particularly American values.

Over a period of time, I think the popular will in Iran will prevail.

There are people in Iran who have the same aspirations as people all around the world for a better life.

The information I have about Iran is second hand.

The Iranian people have a proud past. They merit a great future.

Donald Trump and I have very different views on Iranians. I am confident that if he ever visited the country, he'd learn a lot about the people and come back to the States with a newfound appreciation for the Persians.