Salman Rushdie Quotes
People are always telling me that they've seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever.

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I believe that you can always learn from observation.
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
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I grew up watching Super J-Cup tournaments and things like that, and those were pretty cool.
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No god ever gave any man anything, nor ever answered any prayer at any time - nor ever will.
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It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.
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He who gives love, receives love.
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I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
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All of world's eyes are trained on the Games. So winning at that stage is heroic. It is a different feeling altogether and cannot be explained in words.
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The first Indy was definitely the one I remember. It's my favorite race I've ever done. It's the most memorable race I've ever done, for sure. Even more than when I won. I just remember everything about it.
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The whole borrowing clothes thing is very unnatural for me. I don't feel comfortable with that. If you like something, I'd just give it to you rather than sharing it.
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Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
Garry Kasparov -
When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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Dating is kind of hard. Like dinner or something like that. Like a forced awkward situation is very strange. Especially for me, for some reason.
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You become excellent, and when you become excellent, no-one can take that away from you.
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It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
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The input of Idle No More has been a lightning rod for people who were already thinking this way. We are reaching clarities on bigger issues like fracking and GMOs and climate change.
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I've always been attracted to darkness.
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People are always telling me that they've seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever.