Quotes By Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

My main mistake was to have made an ancient people advance by forced marches toward independence, health, culture, affluence, comfort.

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.

Shah is a kind of magic word with the Persian people.

Let me tell you quite bluntly that this king business has given me personally nothing but headaches.