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The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.

~Azar Nafisi

Topics: American American Dream Any Cost Destroys Dream Negative People Pursue Side Success Turn Vision Which

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Look at Ayatollah Khomeini's revolution and the slogans that they used: anti-imperialism; anti-colonialism; the struggle of the have-nots against the haves; the state monopoly over economy, which was very much patterned after the Soviet Union. All of these things did not come out of Islam. Islam is not that developed.

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Topics: After Against Come Developed Did Economy Islam Look Monopoly Much Out Over Revolution Slogans Soviet Soviet Union State Struggle Things Union Used Very Which

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The best work of literature to represent the American Dream is 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It shows us how dreaming can be tainted by reality, and that if you don't compromise, you may suffer.

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Topics: American American Dream Best Best Work Compromise Dream Dreaming Fitzgerald Great Great Gatsby How Literature May Reality Represent Scott Shows Suffer Tainted Us Work You

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Once we know of atrocities we cannot remain silent, and knowledge inevitably leads to an urge to protect the innocent.

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Topics: Atrocities Cannot Inevitably Innocent Know Knowledge Leads Once Protect Remain Silent Urge We Cannot

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I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality.

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Topics: About America Attention Paying People Poetry Polarization See Soul Talk Then Undermine Who I See

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Lots of times you can feel as an exile in a country that you were born in.

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Topics: Born Country Exile Feel Lots Times Were You

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Unfortunately for governments like that of Iran, when they forbid something, people become more interested.

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Topics: Become Forbid Governments Interested Iran Like More People Something Something People Unfortunately

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You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn't exist.

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Well, that was in 1995 when I resigned from my last academic job.

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Topics: Academic Job Last Resigned Well

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A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want to just never, ever think about that moral issue.

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Topics: About Author Bad Ever Issue Just Make Moral Moral Issue Most Never Take Think Want You

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Biography

Nationality: Iranian

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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