"...The more modest and impractical the kitchen, the more likely one will be invited to stay for a meal. Show me a fancy house with a top-of-the-line gourmet kitchen, and I'll show you a family that eats out a lot." ― Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
"It's not what we eat or don't eat that makes us good people; it's how we treat one another. As you grow older, you'll find that people of every religion think they're the best, but that's not true. There are good and bad people in every religion. Just because someone is Muslim, Jewish, or Christian doesn't mean a thing. You have to look and see what's in their hearts. That's the only thing that matters, and that's the only detail God cares about." ― Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
"My dad says the dogs and cats in America are luckier than most people in the world." ― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
"The bible is foreign to me, but its concepts are not. My father always said that hatred is a waste and never an option. He learned this growing up in Ahwaz, Iran, in a Muslim household. I have tried my best to pass the same message to my children, born and raised in the United States. Ultimately, it doesn't matter where we learn that lesson. It's just important that we do." ― Firoozeh Dumas, Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
"During his next visit, my father secretly decided that our bathroom needed towel hooks. Using nails that were too long, my father pierced the door, creating towel hooks on one side, medieval blinding devices on the other...No matter how inconvenient a household malfunction might be, Kazem can always make it worse, for free." ― Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
"It was only when I stopped pretending to be someone else that I found my real friends." ― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
"Throughout his job ordeal, my father never complained. He remained an Iranian who loved his native country but who also believed in American ideals. He only said how sad it was that people so easily hate an entire population simply because of the actions of a few. And what a waste it is to hate, he always said. What a waste." ― Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
"My dad always says that kindness is our religion and if we treat everybody the way we would like to be treated, the world would be a better place." ― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
"Who would have ever though that a person could be so powerful, then so completely powerless, all in the same lifetime?" ― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
"... even though we belong to three different religions. We are alike in so many more ways than we are different." ― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
"My Dad says that people like that {ignorant about other countries and cultures} are not truly horrible; they just need a geography class, a passport, and a few foreign friends." ― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
"If I had one son and one daughter and could only educate one of them, I would educate my daughter. You know why? A girl without an education has no power; she is always at the mercy of others." ― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
"Perhaps the people we think we know best are the ones who surprise us most." ― Firoozeh Dumas
"[Firoozeh's dad speaking] He continued, "It's not what we eat or don't eat that makes us good people; it's how we treat on another. As you grow older, you'll find that people of every religion think they're the best, but that's not true. There are good and bad people in every religion. Just because someone is Muslim, Jewish, or Christian doesn't mean a thing. You have to look and see what's in their hearts. That's the only thing that matters, and that's the only detail God cares about." ― Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
"Swimsuit competitions go against everything that is right and decent in this world. We're told that beauty is on the inside and that who we are matters far more than what we look like. But could you please just put on this bikini and walk around on high heels so I can judge your inner beauty?" ― Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
"Repose not trust in testing another's degree of honesty at the risk of one's loss in matters big, unless collateralized." ― Firoozeh Dumas، فیروزه جزایری دوما
"My dad says you don't see tanks and guns on parade in America because democracy keeps the country together, not fear of the military." ― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
"And Iranians never forget. You can't say my Aunt Jila's name without someone saying, "You mean the one who burned her rice?" That happened before I was born and even I know about it." ― Firoozeh Dumas, It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
"The Limoges set has brought us more joy in its absence than it ever did in our cupboards. Of course, we no longer own a set of china to pass down to our kids, but that's okay. Francois and I plan on giving our children something more valuable, the simple truth that the best way to go through life is to be a major donor of kindness. We'll tell them that it's possible to own a whole bunch of beautiful, valuable things and still be miserable. But sometimes just having a recipe for chocolate Bunt cake can make a person far, far happier." ― Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
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