Najafi Quotes & Sayings

Money for me today does not really matter. — Jackie Chan

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. — 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 religion only plays a minor role. — Shahin Najafi

God will honor the preaching that honors Christ, but abandon the pulpit that abandons Him. — Steven J. Lawson

When there is blood on the street, I am buying. — Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild

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 lot of enemies. Not only in Iran. But that doesn't matter. — 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, all of the things that this entails. And, of course, it involved studying the Koran. — Shahin Najafi

Fundamentalists can't take a joke. Ever. They want us to blindly obey, parrot everything they do, and believe in their dogmas. — Shahin Najafi

The most important element of democracy, I believe, is the protection of minorities. — Shahin Najafi

Oh beloved, Take away what I want. Take away what I do. Take away what I need. Take away everything, That takes me away from you. — Zeeshan Najafi

Nothing is allowed in public, while everything is permitted behind closed doors. — Shahin Najafi

I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone. — Flip Wilson

Many researchers say the dominant emotion experienced after loss is yearning or searching. And while you might feel more anger early on, it's accompanied by a whole host of other feelings. — Meghan O'Rourke

I have to go, I'm being asked to join a conga line through the Byzantine reliquaries. — Christopher Fowler

I lived in the world of poetry and ideas. I thought life was all about art and philosophy. In the military, I suddenly found out about the real world. — Shahin Najafi

I wish and will continue to wish, that the German people should learn that by reason of practical examples afforded by their ability and work, they are not a second-rate or inferior people in comparison with others. On the contrary they are their equals according to all true standards of values and therefore entitled to equal rights in all respects. — Adolf Hitler

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 center. There are many forces that work in parallel: the military, the intelligence service, the Revolutionary Guard, the clergy and the government. They all share a fear of the nation's youth. — 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 this music touched me so deeply that it brought me to tears. — Shahin Najafi

I can never be a person who has not made mistakes. But I can be someone honest who has lived through them: one of those who look you square in the eye and say, 'This is how it has been, and it is okay. — George Hodgman

The future belongs to us. I think that art is a force that can change the world. — Shahin Najafi