There is only one thing I can say about the Shah- he knows how to draw a crowd. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi More Quotes by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi More Quotes From Mohammed Reza Pahlavi I want the standard of living in Iran in ten years' time to be exactly on a level with that in Europe today. In twenty years' time we shall be ahead of the United States. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi iraneuropeyears Growing terrorism, permissive societies, democracy collapsing through lack of law and order. If things continue on their present track, the disintegration of Western societies will occur much sooner than you think under the hammer blows of fascism and communism. Freedom is not something that does not have a breaking point, and your enemies would like you to reach that point. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi bloworderthinking My main mistake was to have made an ancient people advance by forced marches toward independence, health, culture, affluence, comfort. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi independencemistakepeople The Saudis have never shown any respect for human rights, either now or in the past. Even a petty burglar faces having one of his hands chopped off. The liberal press in America prefers to ignore all this, although they don't hesitate to blacken the reputation of Iran. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi rightsamericapast Let the dog bark; the moon shall beam on. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi barkmoondog 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 middle-eastlevelsworld 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 normalshouldpeople Nixon has the audacity to tell me to do nothing in the interest of my country until he dictactes where that interest lies. At the same time he threatens me that failure to follow his so-called advice will be to jeopardize the special relations between our two countries. I say to hell with such special relations. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi twocountrylying A crown, a throne could not be based on the not too very solid foundation of blood. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi thronesfoundationblood Nobody can influence me, nobody. Still less a woman. Women are important in a man's life only if they're beautiful and charming and keep their femininity. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi importantbeautifulmen Thank God we in Iran have neither the desire nor the need to suffer from democracy. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi irandemocracysuffering 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 alter my opinion of the Arabs. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi brotherdoeenemy O Cyrus , great King, King of Kings, Achaemenian King, King of the land of Iran. I, the Shahanshah of Iran, offer thee salutations from myself and from my nation. Rest in peace, for we are awake, and we will always stay awake. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi rest-in-peaceirankings I calculated the amount of time I spent with my father during my entire life... the total amount of time I had with him, if you add up the hours, was about two months. My father was a busy man... we had very few opportunities to really sit down and talk as father and son. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi opportunityfatherson My advisers built a wall between myself and my people. I didn't realize what was happening. When I woke up, I had lost my people. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi wallrealizingpeople I am convinced that the majority of the religious hierarchy today deplores the hardship inflicted on our people. I am referring not only to the martyrs but of the families who have been dispersed and terrified, who have no resources, and to the four million unemployed who are suffering from the economic chaos of a country which only a year earlier was giving employment to a million foreigners. Those who have chosen to serve God must feel profoundly sad at seeing ridicule poured on the most sacred principles of our religion. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi religiouscountryyears 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 in the body, and that the last one stuck in the barrel because the trigger jammed... You have to believe in miracles. I've had so many air disasters, and yet I've always come out unscathed - thanks to a miracle while by God and the prophets. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi airbelievethinking Who on earth do the Americans suppose their allies are amongst the Arab world? Even Saudi Arabia they seem to regard as nothing more than a resevoir of oil and money. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi alliesarabiaoil A person who does not enter the new [Rastakhiz] party is either an individual who belongs to an illegal organization, or is related to the outlaw Tudeh Party, or in other words is a traitor. Such an individual belongs in an Iranian prison, or if he desires, he can leave the country tomorrow, because he is not an Iranian, he has no nation, and his activities are illegal and punishable according to law. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi partyorganizationcountry We may be delighted to see Israel putting the Arabs in their place, but we have repeatedly condemned their occupation of Arab territory. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi occupationisraelmay
