Azar Nafisi Quote

How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names.

How to win in life:1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow5 don't let people tell you it cant be done6 make no excuses

If you want to feel the sunshine, change position!

To begin to know ourselves we must have sincere conversations with ourselves as if with a good friend. We must answer without reserve, listen without judgement, and accept without condition. That is s...

By drinking, a boy acts like a man. After drinking, many a man acts like a boy.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

The hurt that troubled children create is never greater than the hurt they feel.

Great designers seldom make great advertising men, because they get overcome by the beauty of the picture - and forget that merchandise must be sold.

Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.

You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows. So that...