Salman Rushdie Quotes
One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.
Quotes to Explore
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I am a human being. When you are frustrated, you do cry. It's more than once that I cried.
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I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.
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The yogi offers his labyrinthine human longings to a monotheistic bonfire dedicated to the unparalleled God. This is indeed the true yogic fire ceremony, in which all past and present desires are fuel consumed by love divine.
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It is impossible for human beings not to view something subjectively.
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I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human being.
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Extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence.
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I don't feel proprietary, but I do feel there is a human identity to the borough of Hackney that's quite peculiar. It was always bloody-minded and difficult; it always stood up to central government.
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As far as I am concerned, LGBT can only stand for leprosy, gonorrhea, bacteria, and tuberculosis, all of which are detrimental to human existence.
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Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
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The world may be driven by the same ancient impulses. We will continue to see human struggles and successes. We will witness human glory and tragedies.
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Anybody who dedicates himself to exploring the human condition, there's always a detached eye that's watching. In any situation, a little part of me is observing it, to see if there are any raw materials to create something else later.
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I think I've become more comfortable about being a human being.
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Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
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I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.
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You really have to create everything in order to come away with a full human being on screen.
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The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.
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Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.
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Always, in every human action, there are leaders.
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There two things that are infinite, human stupidity and the universe, I don't know about the universe.
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Imagination is the cornerstone of human endeavor.
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The Negro cannot win the respect of his oppressor by acquiescing; he merely increases the oppressor's arrogance and contempt.
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I was under the assumption that the first job you get out of college is the job you have for the rest of your life. That's how my parents were; my parents have been teachers for as long as I've known 'em. I was worried that I'd gotten into something that I was going to hate.
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The doctor told me, 'You have breast cancer.' I heard the cancer part first - it was only later that I heard the breast part. I couldn't believe it.
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One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.
