“[And Iraqi representatives have said that they consider themselves to be threatened by other ethnic groups, primarily the] Persians and the Jewish people, ... And they said this is why they had acquired biological, chemical and nuclear weapons.”
Richard Butler
“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.”
Helen Keller
“She flung herself full-length on the stage, drummed with her feet and, taking the corner of a small Persian rug in her teeth, worried it [while] I sat rigid and appalled on the sofa, pressed back against the chintz cushions.”
Alec Guinness
“Let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered.”
Bible
“We have tried to provide a real image of ancient Persia. According to historical documents, Persians were pacifist and showed a great tolerance in their encounter with foreign beliefs and religions.”
John Curtis
“If you go back to the original Urdu and Persian documents of the mutineers, which I have been translating, the religious nature of the uprising is blatantly obvious,”
William Dalrymple
“PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”
