Ruhollah Khomeini quotes

" I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea. " # Money

" If the religious leaders have influence, they will not permit girls and boys to wrestle together, as recently happened in Shiraz. " # Leaders and Leadership # Sports # Writers and Writing

" In the Islamic government all people have complete freedom to have any kind of opinion. " # Mothers # Freedom # Government

" There is no room for play in Islam ... It is deadly serious about everything. " # Mothers

" The name of Khomeini will always remain in the new chapter of Iranian history. " # History and Historians # Life and Living # Age and Aging

" One should express his viewpoint regarding what he performed in his country and in a vast part of the world with great respect and deep thought. " # Love # Politicians and Politics # Truth

" Imam Khomeini and the Iranian nation performed a great historical act. In my opinion, as a western and non-Muslim person, I believe, it is a miracle that a divine revolution in today's world takes place in such a manner. " # Revolutions and Revolutionaries # Miracles # Belief

" Khomeini has offered us the opportunity to regain our frail religion ... faith in the power of words. " # Opportunity # Faith # Courage

" What he [Stalin] did in Russia we have to do in Iran. We, too, have to do a lot of killing. A lot. " # World Affairs # Nations # America

" Since Khomeini's death, the popular appeal of an Islamic state — and of fundamentalism — has surely dimmed. Thinkers still debate and warriors kill, but no country seems prepared to emulate Iran. Perhaps revolutions happen only under majestic leaders, and no one like Khomeini has since appeared. " # World Affairs # Leaders and Leadership # Death and Dying