Henry Kissinger is possessed of a truly superior intelligence, in addition to which he has two qualities which, unfortunately, many great men… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
The world petroleum story is one of the most inhuman known to man: in it, elementary moral and social principles are jeered… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Nobody can influence me, nobody. Still less a woman. Women are important in a man's life only if they're beautiful and charming… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Many Westerners forget that when the Prophet spoke of four wives as the maximum allowable number, he had in mind a reduction… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Was the collaboration of some slaves any different than the silence of some Iranians who stood by and did nothing as Savak… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
I cannot avoid wondering about the feelings of those who are now the apparent rulers of Iran. They are, despite their mistakes… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
As for King Hussein of Jordan, I cannot praise him enough. He is not only a friend, but a brother. His qualities… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
I calculated the amount of time I spent with my father during my entire life... the total amount of time I had… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
They want liberalization! I'll give them liberalization. I'll loosen the screws until the Americans beg me to tighten them again. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
He [the King of Morocco] spends half his time asleep and the rest of it buried between the legs of the fairer sex. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Muslim brothers be damned; they're our greatest enemies. You know yourself that I'm a Muslim, even a fanatical Muslim. But that does nothing to… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
O Cyrus , great King, King of Kings, Achaemenian King, King of the land of Iran. I, the Shahanshah of Iran, offer thee salutations… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
A crown, a throne could not be based on the not too very solid foundation of blood. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
What's happened recently in Pakistan, India and Kuwait only goes to show that it's futile to imitate Western democracy. They've ended up exactly where… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
You approach the Mullahs as if they are normal people. They are not. You see them in your own image; you should not. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
To be first in the Middle East is not enough. We must raise ourselves to the level of a great world power. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
As far as we are concerned, we are not the toys of any country, including the United States. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
For all its apparent tolerance, the USA maintains a peculiar balance between the forces of capitalism and democracy. To achieve this I feel sure… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
When you think I've been wounded by a good five bullets, one in the face, one in the shoulder, one in the head, two… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image