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title: "Famous Iran Proverbs"
description: "Browse 1,422 Iran quotes by 537 authors. Discover the best Iran sayings and thoughts."
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> [The role of Iran has been very destructive. As an Iranian, I apologize to the civilian people of Syria who have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/the-role-of-iran-has-been-very-destructive-as-an-iranian-i-apologize/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

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> [I will not accept that a Lebanese political party participates in maneuvers that serve the interests of Iran.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saad-hariri/i-will-not-accept-that-a-lebanese-political-party-participates-in/)

[Saad Hariri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saad-hariri/)

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> [What is the one country in the Middle East that has not been attacked by ISIS? One. That is Iran. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mattis/what-is-the-one-country-in-the-middle-east-that-has-not-been-attacked/)

[Jim Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mattis/)

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> [There isn't a doubt that Iran constitutes the single most important single-country strategic challenge to the United States and to the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condoleezza-rice/there-isn-t-a-doubt-that-iran-constitutes-the-single-most-important/)

[Condoleezza Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/condoleezza-rice/)

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> [Congress must continue its support for U.S. aid to Israel, and Congress must confront terrorists and their backers like Iran.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronny-jackson/congress-must-continue-its-support-for-u-s-aid-to-israel-and-congress/)

[Ronny Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronny-jackson/)

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> [There should be no doubt why Israel, our best friend and greatest ally in the Middle East, has determined that Iran poses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-frankel/there-should-be-no-doubt-why-israel-our-best-friend-and-greatest-ally/)

[Lois Frankel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-frankel/)

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> [Certainly would never have made that horrible, disgusting, absolutely incompetent deal with Iran where they get $150 billion. They're a terrorist nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/certainly-would-never-have-made-that-horrible-disgusting-absolutely/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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> [No American ambassador has produced more Security Council Resolutions on the issue of Iran than John Bolton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-grenell/no-american-ambassador-has-produced-more-security-council-resolutions/)

[Richard Grenell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-grenell/)

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> [Iran is also engaged in the fight against ISIL for reasons of its own that include a desire not to see a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ignatius/iran-is-also-engaged-in-the-fight-against-isil-for-reasons-of-its-own/)

[David Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ignatius/)

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> [After months of negotiations, Iran has finally agreed to reduce its nuclear weapons program. Which was great until Putin showed up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-fallon/after-months-of-negotiations-iran-has-finally-agreed-to-reduce-its/)

[Jimmy Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-fallon/)

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> [If we want to defeat Islamic State, we first have to arrive at a cease-fire agreement in Syria. Once that has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/if-we-want-to-defeat-islamic-state-we-first-have-to-arrive-at-a-cease/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [In Iran, there is no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no independent judiciary, no free elections. There is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-abrams/in-iran-there-is-no-freedom-of-the-press-no-freedom-of-speech-no/)

[Elliott Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-abrams/)

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> [Some criticize me, thinking I'm too tolerant of the clerical regime in Iran. In response, I have to say, I have served…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/some-criticize-me-thinking-i-m-too-tolerant-of-the-clerical-regime-in/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

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> [Iran of course is Shiite, while the bulk of the Arabs are Sunni, that is a problem or could be a problem.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-p-huntington/iran-of-course-is-shiite-while-the-bulk-of-the-arabs-are-sunni-that/)

[Samuel P. Huntington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-p-huntington/)

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> [In those years,'80 was the, at the turn of '79/'80 you had the invasion of Afghanistan. It was the period in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-schmidt/in-those-years-80-was-the-at-the-turn-of-79-80-you-had-the-invasion/)

[Helmut Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-schmidt/)

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> [But so far, you know who's been violating the nuclear nonproliferation pact day and night? Those who signed it. Iran, Iraq, Libya…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-netanyahu/but-so-far-you-know-who-s-been-violating-the-nuclear-nonproliferation/)

[Benjamin Netanyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-netanyahu/)

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> [If the Democrats feel they have lost the public's confidence in their stewardship of national security, then the threat of Iran offers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/if-the-democrats-feel-they-have-lost-the-public-s-confidence-in-their/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

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> [Like myself, all Americans have a deep concern for the well-being of Iran. With them I have watched closely your courageous efforts,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-d-eisenhower/like-myself-all-americans-have-a-deep-concern-for-the-well-being-of/)

[Dwight D. Eisenhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-d-eisenhower/)

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> [Our tragedy today is not just that millions of people who called themselves communist or socialist were physically liquidated in Vietnam, Indonesia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arundhati-roy/our-tragedy-today-is-not-just-that-millions-of-people-who-called/)

[Arundhati Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arundhati-roy/)

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> [ The issue has two dimensions. One is the legal dimension and the other one is the issue at the realpolitik. \[In the\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akbar-ganji/the-issue-has-two-dimensions-one-is-the-legal-dimension-and-the-other/)

[Akbar Ganji](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akbar-ganji/)

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> [“I am the sun I am the sea I am the one By infinity I am the spark I am the light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soroosh-shahrivar/i-am-the-sun-i-am-the-sea-i-am-the-one-by-infinity-i-am-the-spark-i/)

[Soroosh Shahrivar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soroosh-shahrivar/)

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> [After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adel-al-jubeir/after-the-revolution-of-1979-iran-embarked-on-a-policy-of/)

[Adel al-Jubeir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adel-al-jubeir/)

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> [A fascinating, insightful, and new treatment from the perspective of an intimately involved former Iranian senior official on Iran's nuclear program and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-r-pickering/a-fascinating-insightful-and-new-treatment-from-the-perspective-of-an/)

[Thomas R. Pickering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-pickering/)

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> [I've said this before and I'm very proud of it, that when it comes to judgment, having run a hard race against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/i-ve-said-this-before-and-i-m-very-proud-of-it-that-when-it-comes-to/)

[Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/)

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> [The people of Iran have had to endure repressive laws that have stifled their freedom of speech and religion for too long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nazanin-boniadi/the-people-of-iran-have-had-to-endure-repressive-laws-that-have/)

[Nazanin Boniadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nazanin-boniadi/)

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> [ISIS and Iran have declared war on America, and we need a commander in chief who will do everything necessary to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/isis-and-iran-have-declared-war-on-america-and-we-need-a-commander-in/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Once Iran gets nuclear weapons, they may believe that they are no longer vulnerable to either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-m-pollack/once-iran-gets-nuclear-weapons-they-may-believe-that-they-are-no/)

[Kenneth M. Pollack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-m-pollack/)

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> [If Iran obtains nuclear weapons, then almost certainly Saudi Arabia will do the same, as will Egypt, Turkey and perhaps others in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bolton/if-iran-obtains-nuclear-weapons-then-almost-certainly-saudi-arabia/)

[John Bolton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bolton/)

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> [Bush is actually encouraging the spread of nuclear weapons because the one thing I do know is if Iran did have nuclear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-benn/bush-is-actually-encouraging-the-spread-of-nuclear-weapons-because/)

[Tony Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-benn/)

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> [Iran and Russia have taken specific actions to influence public opinion related to our elections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratcliffe/iran-and-russia-have-taken-specific-actions-to-influence-public/)

[John Ratcliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratcliffe/)

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> [I fear Iran continuing to be able to pursue uranium enrichment and to maintain several thousand centrifuges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-zeldin/i-fear-iran-continuing-to-be-able-to-pursue-uranium-enrichment-and-to/)

[Lee Zeldin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-zeldin/)

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> [Time is running out for Iran to address the international community's growing concerns about its nuclear program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/time-is-running-out-for-iran-to-address-the-international-community-s/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Asking Saudi Arabia and Iran to work together, when they can't stand each other and are engaged in a proxy battle right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/asking-saudi-arabia-and-iran-to-work-together-when-they-can-t-stand/)

[Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/)

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> [Assuming that Iran could become the only oil producer unable to export its oil is a wrong assumption... The United States will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hassan-rouhani/assuming-that-iran-could-become-the-only-oil-producer-unable-to/)

[Hassan Rouhani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hassan-rouhani/)

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> [Iran is undertaking a massive effort to expand its influence in southern Iraq. At the same time, that influence decreases the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zalmay-khalilzad/iran-is-undertaking-a-massive-effort-to-expand-its-influence-in/)

[Zalmay Khalilzad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zalmay-khalilzad/)

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> [Basically, I see Iran as an authentic nation-state. And that authentic identity gives it cohesion, which most of the Middle East lacks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zbigniew-brzezinski/basically-i-see-iran-as-an-authentic-nation-state-and-that-authentic/)

[Zbigniew Brzezinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zbigniew-brzezinski/)

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> [I just think everything we do has an unintended consequence. We take out Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and Iraq was the check…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-johnson/i-just-think-everything-we-do-has-an-unintended-consequence-we-take/)

[Gary Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-johnson/)

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> [As long as Iran believes that its security will be increased by having a nuclear program, it's going to pursue its program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/as-long-as-iran-believes-that-its-security-will-be-increased-by/)

[Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/)

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> [State oil companies in Saudi Arabia, Africa, Iran, and Mexico have often been intelligence targets for the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-sanger/state-oil-companies-in-saudi-arabia-africa-iran-and-mexico-have-often/)

[David E. Sanger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-sanger/)

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> [As a liberal and progressive, I abhor the notion of conflict and bloodshed and very much want to find a diplomatic solution…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-bronfman-sr/as-a-liberal-and-progressive-i-abhor-the-notion-of-conflict-and/)

[Edgar Bronfman, Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-bronfman-sr/)

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                        "text": "Our tragedy today is not just that millions of people who called themselves communist or socialist were physically liquidated in Vietnam, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, not just that China and Russia, after all that revolution, have become capitalist economies, not just that the working class has been ruined in the United States and its unions dismantled, not just that Greece has been brought to its knees, or that Cuba will soon be assimilated into the free market - it is also that the language of the Left, the discourse of the Left, has been marginalised and is sought to be eradicated.",
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                        "text": "“I am the sun I am the sea I am the one By infinity I am the spark I am the light I am the dark And I am the night I am Iran I am Xerxes I am Zal’s son And I am a beast I am God’s own Emissary Colour my heart Red, white and green I am Ferdowsi I am Hafez I am Saadi Rolled all in one breath Ibn Sina Omar Khayyam Look at me now Bundled in one I am the present I am the past I am the future My presence will last I am Ismail My soul is unleashed ‘Till the day at least The sun sets in the east”",
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