Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.
“In every place there are 100 people who can say no and only one person who can say yes. You have to get a good piece of material to the right person.”
“Without Khomeini, we would not be where we are. What a pity that, when pregnant with him, his mother did not choose to have an abortion.”