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> [My family thought if I spent time in the military, I'd become more reasonable, a bit calmer. But I've always been extreme in what I do - both as a believer and a nonbeliever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/my-family-thought-if-i-spent-time-in-the-military-i-d-become-more/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

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## More by Shahin Najafi

> [I was a very devout boy and one day I heard the music of an Egyptian Koran singer in the mosque. The melancholy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/i-was-a-very-devout-boy-and-one-day-i-heard-the-music-of-an-egyptian/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [I'm a musician; I have to perform. I can't give up. I have to be even more courageous. We know that we have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/i-m-a-musician-i-have-to-perform-i-can-t-give-up-i-have-to-be-even/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [I lived in the world of poetry and ideas. I thought life was all about art and philosophy. In the military, I suddenly found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/i-lived-in-the-world-of-poetry-and-ideas-i-thought-life-was-all-about/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [My family thought if I spent time in the military, I'd become more reasonable, a bit calmer. But I've always been extreme in what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/my-family-thought-if-i-spent-time-in-the-military-i-d-become-more/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [I trained to become a professional Koran singer, from the age of 14 until I was 18. This involved learning Arabic harmony, breathing techniques,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/i-trained-to-become-a-professional-koran-singer-from-the-age-of-14/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [I believe in freedom, I'm for a world without borders. But that's an ideal. On a practical level, I'm for a secular state where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/i-believe-in-freedom-i-m-for-a-world-without-borders-but-that-s-an/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [The future belongs to us. I think that art is a force that can change the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/the-future-belongs-to-us-i-think-that-art-is-a-force-that-can-change/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [Nothing is allowed in public, while everything is permitted behind closed doors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/nothing-is-allowed-in-public-while-everything-is-permitted-behind/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [Fundamentalists can't take a joke. Ever. They want us to blindly obey, parrot everything they do, and believe in their dogmas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/fundamentalists-can-t-take-a-joke-ever-they-want-us-to-blindly-obey/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [The most important element of democracy, I believe, is the protection of minorities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/the-most-important-element-of-democracy-i-believe-is-the-protection/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [Iran is hard to understand. Although it is ruled in an authoritarian manner, it's not a state in which everything is controlled from one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/iran-is-hard-to-understand-although-it-is-ruled-in-an-authoritarian/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

> [I actually don't like hip hop much; the music is too clichéd, the subculture, especially the macho strutting of gangsta rappers, isn't my thing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahin-najafi/i-actually-don-t-like-hip-hop-much-the-music-is-too-clich-d-the/)

[Shahin Najafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahin-najafi/)

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