Hossein Nuri

I'm not afraid of not being, because being is everlasting.

Hossein Nuri (born July 1, 1954) is an Iranian painter, playwright and filmmaker. He is known for his achievements in painting, theatre, and cinema despite his physical limitations caused by being tortured in pre-revolutionary Iran for writing a play in defense of human rights.

Quotes

Failure is the victory of experience.

• Fear when the friend fears you.
  • As quoted in Illuminationist Depictions (2015) by Nadia Maftouni, p. 62

• I'm not afraid of not being, because being is everlasting.
  • As quoted in Illuminationist Depictions (2015) by Nadia Maftouni, p. 61

• Every definition has a deviation.
  • As quoted in Illuminationist Depictions (2015) by Nadia Maftouni, p. 26

• Logic and luck will not meet without action.
  • The Last Festival (2000) by Hossein Nuri, p. 11

• Morals make history, not mortals.
  • The Last Festival (2000) by Hossein Nuri, p. 15

• If you don't make the context, the context will make you.
  • The Last Festival (2000) by Hossein Nuri, p. 43

• Failure is the victory of experience.
  • As quoted in Illuminationist Depictions (2015) by Nadia Maftouni, p. 104

• The more a lie contains truth, the more it is evil.
  • The Manner of Infatuation (2000) by Hossein Nuri, p. 203

• Life is mind, and deeds are its effects.
  • The Manner of Infatuation (2000) by Hossein Nuri, p. 155

• Outer beauty without inner beauty is hideous.
  • As quoted in Turning Fear Into Power (2014) by Linda Sartor, p. 181

• Doubt is the debut of consciousness.
  • The Manner of Infatuation (2000) by Hossein Nuri, p. 14

• There is no certainty, save for the one who says there is no certainty.
  • As quoted in Rattlesnake (2015) by Nadia Maftouni and Davud Kianian, p. 56

• One understands time when there is no time.
  • As quoted in Turning Fear Into Power (2014) by Linda Sartor, p. 182

• Art is the dealer of heart.
  • As quoted in Illuminationist Depictions (2015) by Nadia Maftouni, p. 70

External links

• Hossein Nuri on IMDb