--- title: "Great Iran Proverbs" description: "Browse 1,422 Iran quotes by 537 authors. Discover the best Iran sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f6/harry-s-truman-898_accepted_you-know-of-our-sympathetic-interest-in_2619092.jpg" --- > [You know of our sympathetic interest in this country in Iran's desire to control its natural resources. From this point of view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/you-know-of-our-sympathetic-interest-in-this-country-in-iran-s-desire/) [Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f6/harry-s-truman-898_accepted_you-know-of-our-sympathetic-interest-in_2619092.jpg) > [You look at Iran, you look at North Korea, you look at terrorists, we don't even know where to look. We don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/you-look-at-iran-you-look-at-north-korea-you-look-at-terrorists-we/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/donald-trump-18_believe_you-look-at-iran-you-look-at-north-korea_530267.jpg) > [I can remember when I was National Security Adviser, the intelligence community told us... they put out an intelligence report saying that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-carlucci/i-can-remember-when-i-was-national-security-adviser-the-intelligence/) [Frank Carlucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-carlucci/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/frank-carlucci-27174_community_i-can-remember-when-i-was-national-secur_2511585.png) > [A foreign threat is useful to put things in order in one's own camp, to make one's allies follow the bloc discipline.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/a-foreign-threat-is-useful-to-put-things-in-order-in-one-s-own-camp/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/vladimir-putin-261_allies_a-foreign-threat-is-useful-to-put-things_450172.jpg) > [There are very few things I've ever been a part of that I believe in more than the Iran deal, and everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rhodes/there-are-very-few-things-i-ve-ever-been-a-part-of-that-i-believe-in/) [Ben Rhodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-rhodes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d69/ben-rhodes-7180_believe_there-are-very-few-things-i-ve-ever-been_2255179.jpg) > [I think Iran is a very dangerous country - very dangerous to Israel, to the Middle East, and also to the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dutch-ruppersberger/i-think-iran-is-a-very-dangerous-country-very-dangerous-to-israel-to/) [Dutch Ruppersberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dutch-ruppersberger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/dutch-ruppersberger-40617_ability_i-think-iran-is-a-very-dangerous-country_1135683.jpg) > [My family owned a bunch of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants and other consumer-goods manufacturing plants. We would license Western goods and manufacture them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dara-khosrowshahi/my-family-owned-a-bunch-of-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-plants-and/) [Dara Khosrowshahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dara-khosrowshahi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/dara-khosrowshahi-12261_family_my-family-owned-a-bunch-of-pharmaceutica_3108399.jpg) > [During the campaign, Trump in many ways repudiated President Obama's national security and foreign policy approach on issues like the Iran nuclear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bergen/during-the-campaign-trump-in-many-ways-repudiated-president-obama-s/) [Peter Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bergen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/peter-bergen-1880_immigration_during-the-campaign-trump-in-many-ways-r_2715431.png) > [I hate to make predictions, but I think the economy is going to be permanently changed for the worse. I think our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/i-hate-to-make-predictions-but-i-think-the-economy-is-going-to-be/) [Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/thomas-sowell-247_administration_i-hate-to-make-predictions-but-i-think-t_2979978.jpg) > [What do we do if we pass a law that says this has to be done, and then China says, oh, well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angus-king/what-do-we-do-if-we-pass-a-law-that-says-this-has-to-be-done-and-then/) [Angus King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angus-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/angus-king-22040_access_what-do-we-do-if-we-pass-a-law-that-says_2249569.jpg) > [I'm very concerned about the nuclear weapons development for Iran and the destabilizing influence it has and they have in that part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mullen/i-m-very-concerned-about-the-nuclear-weapons-development-for-iran-and/) [Michael Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mullen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/michael-mullen-13631_about_i-m-very-concerned-about-the-nuclear-wea_378511.png) > [The Iran nuclear deal, the so-called JCPOA, was very effective in cutting off all of the pathways that Iran then had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-blinken/the-iran-nuclear-deal-the-so-called-jcpoa-was-very-effective-in/) [Antony Blinken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-blinken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/antony-blinken-6122_agreement_the-iran-nuclear-deal-the-so-called-jcpo_2849448.jpg) > [The thing that strikes me, from looking at the names so far in the Donald Trump's Cabinet on the foreign policy side,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoff-dyer/the-thing-that-strikes-me-from-looking-at-the-names-so-far-in-the/) [Geoff Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoff-dyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/geoff-dyer-8822_cia_the-thing-that-strikes-me-from-looking-a_582877.jpg) > [“If Islamic countries can’t come up with their own principles for women’s competition,” she said in one widely reported speech, “then the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-brooks/if-islamic-countries-can-t-come-up-with-their-own-principles-for/) [Geraldine Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/geraldine-brooks-1324_iran_if-islamic-countries-can-t-come-up-with_388395.jpg) > [As a child, I used to feel much more American than Iranian. Like everyone else at school, I pledged allegiance to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/as-a-child-i-used-to-feel-much-more-american-than-iranian-like/) [Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dba/mohammad-marandi-26417_accepting_as-a-child-i-used-to-feel-much-more-amer_1505169.jpg) > [You have two nations, Iraq and Iran. And they were essentially the same military strength. And they'd fight for decades and decades.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/you-have-two-nations-iraq-and-iran-and-they-were-essentially-the-same/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/donald-trump-18_america_you-have-two-nations-iraq-and-iran-and-t_2564446.jpg) > [I've basically grown up in America. Even if Iran were to change, I wouldn't see myself moving there. That feeling exists for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maz-jobrani/i-ve-basically-grown-up-in-america-even-if-iran-were-to-change-i/) [Maz Jobrani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maz-jobrani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/maz-jobrani-8028_change_i-ve-basically-grown-up-in-america-even_2299284.jpg) > [Launching a ground war against Iran would require hundreds of thousands of troops for a 'regime change followed by nation-building' operation, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sestak/launching-a-ground-war-against-iran-would-require-hundreds-of/) [Joe Sestak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sestak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/joe-sestak-5964_change_launching-a-ground-war-against-iran-woul_562655.jpg) > [I established relationships with so many of those Iran students that went on for years.And they were so different from American students.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-c-driskell/i-established-relationships-with-so-many-of-those-iran-students-that/) [David C. Driskell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-c-driskell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/943/david-c-driskell-23547_different_i-established-relationships-with-so-many_729631.jpg) > [I can just generally say that Iran is a very multilayered, controversial country. There are so many contrasts and controversies that question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-rezaian/i-can-just-generally-say-that-iran-is-a-very-multilayered/) [Jason Rezaian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-rezaian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebb/jason-rezaian-40859_answers_i-can-just-generally-say-that-iran-is-a_1945906.jpg) > [To resolve this issue will require Iran to come to the table and discuss in a clear and forthright way how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/to-resolve-this-issue-will-require-iran-to-come-to-the-table-and/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ec/barack-obama-17_clear_to-resolve-this-issue-will-require-iran_780457.jpg) > [I think it's yet to be seen how that is going to shape up. But I can tell we all know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/i-think-it-s-yet-to-be-seen-how-that-is-going-to-shape-up-but-i-can/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee9/reince-priebus-3623_arms_i-think-it-s-yet-to-be-seen-how-that-is_2620498.png) ## Top authors on Iran - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 82 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 41 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shirin-ebadi-85046.jpg) Shirin Ebadi 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/shirin-ebadi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-kinzer-87055.jpg) Stephen Kinzer 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/stephen-kinzer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-62712.jpg) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hassan-rouhani-40872.jpg) Hassan Rouhani 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/hassan-rouhani/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-benjamin-netanyahu-17175.jpg) Benjamin Netanyahu 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/benjamin-netanyahu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mitt-romney-68672.jpg) Mitt Romney 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/mitt-romney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-zbigniew-brzezinski-97295.jpg) Zbigniew Brzezinski 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/zbigniew-brzezinski/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elliott-abrams-32793.jpg) Elliott Abrams 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/elliott-abrams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/iran/#itemlist", "name": "Iran Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know of our sympathetic interest in this country in Iran's desire to control its natural resources. 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