Ayatollah Quotes
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I'm the Ayatollah Khomeini of Serbia. The Serbs will follow me no matter what!
Slobodan Milosevic— Quoted in Dusko Doder and Louise Branson Milosevic: Portrait of a Tyrant (1999).
The Islamic Revolution of Iran is honourable for it is the cry which has its origin in Ayatollah Khomeini's conscience.
ruhollah khomeini— William Wersey, American author and journalist
If Rushdie turned up at my doorstep looking for help, I might ring somebody who might do more damage to him than he would like. I'd try to phone the Ayatollah Khomeini and tell him exactly where this man is.
cat stevens— As quoted in "Cat Stevens Gives Support To Call for Death of Rushdie" by Craig R. Whitney, in The New York Times (23 May 1989), p. C18
"I tell the Iranians that if they hear from people here or there that pictures of Ayatollah Khamenei are hung in Iraqi homes, it is a lie."
— YouTube video. Al-Arabiya TV (January 3, 2005).
"On the matter of political relations with Iran, the sheikh was absolutely clear. Hizbollah regards the Iranian supreme leader, in this case Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as its ultimate authority; all major political decisions regarding Hizbollah are referred to – when not actually taken in – Iran. He gave the example of the decision taken in 1992 to enter Lebanese national politics: Hizbollah set up a commission, which prepared a report, with various options; this report was sent to Iran; it was Ayatollah Khamenei himself who took the final decision, in favour of participation."
— Remarks by Sheikh Naim Qassem, deputy leader of Hezbollah under Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah; A Lebanese fragment: two days with Hizbollah | openDemocracy
"I tell the Iranians that if they hear from people here or there that pictures of Ayatollah Khamenei are hung in Iraqi homes, it is a lie."
iyad jamal al-din— YouTube video. Al-Arabiya TV (January 3, 2005).
