Salman Rushdie Quotes
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I don't have to worry about the obvious things like money.
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I like to prove people wrong.
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I don't like people cleaning my room.
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I hate being called an 'icon.' I just don't like it. That's all there is to it.
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All my friends were non-Muslims. I actually knew very little about Islam - like, very little.
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I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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I like risky stuff.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
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I feel like I'm supposed to be a shooter.
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I like being involved with projects that are not only entertaining but are also thought provoking. Either that, or jobs that keep a roof over my head. A mixture of both is always nice.
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I must be like the princess who felt the pea through seven mattresses; each book is a pea.
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What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?
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Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.
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My arm bones looked like chicken bones.
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I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.
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The whole experience on 'Grown Ups 2' was like going to adult summer camp.
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I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.
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To Trump, whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but the very core of his power. In this, Trump is not singular. But whereas his forebears carried whiteness like an ancestral talisman, Trump cracked the glowing amulet open, releasing its eldritch energies.
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Sometimes the most difficult, horrific things can be the greatest spiritual teachers.
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Somebody did an article in one of the newspapers saying that at that time I had the most visibility of any actor around. Kind of nice, you know, when that thing was happening.
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I believe our legacy will be defined by the accomplishments and fearless nature by which our daughters and sons take on the global challenges we face. I also wonder if perhaps the most lasting expression of one's humility lies in our ability to foster and mentor our children.
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If bigots behave like bigots, it's not a huge surprise.
