Salman Rushdie Quotes
The Muslim population in India is, largely speaking, not radicalised. From the beginning, they were always very secular-minded.
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When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.
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I'm old enough to remember in the 1930s and the 1940s when thrift, frugality, was considered an important virtue.
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I started dealing with weapons on the first show I ever did, 'The Inside,' but I didn't really do any physical stuff until 'Alias.'
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I don't say I never use Facebook, but I often think about closing my account.
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Inappropriateness is funny to me. Rudeness is hilarious.
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The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.
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To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport.
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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
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We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
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It is the original idea that is unique, not the object itself.
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'Trapped in the Closet' is pretty much forever. I've got a leash on this thing now. I'm going to walk it.
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I watched 'Rocky' and 'Raging Bull' and 'Taxi Driver' over and over again. They spoke to you, man.
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I hope there are going to be plenty of more roles to come.
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We have gone through everything as a nation - partition, dictatorship, and even anarchy.
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As a young boy growing up in rural India, most of what I knew of the world was what I could see around me. But each night, I would look at the Moon - it was impossibly far away, yet it held a special attraction because it allowed me to dream beyond my village and country, and think about the rest of the world and space.
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I used to read a lot of fashion magazines: my favourite was 'Nylon.' I used to cut out all the pictures from magazines, and I had this book where I would keep all of the stuff that inspired me.
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What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.
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Going to Freedom's Watch was a job opportunity that presented itself, so I jumped at it.
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I am a relaxed person. I am very happy.
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II n'y a que les pauvres gens qui payent comptant. Ce n'est pas par vertu; c'est parce qu'on ne leur fait pas crédit.
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None of us is in a position to eliminate war, but it is our obligation to denounce it and expose it in all its hideousness. War leaves no victors, only victims.
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I started doing stand-up in college.
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I love the food in Thailand because of the exotic spices they use. Their style of cooking is unique to their culture and always amazing.
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The Muslim population in India is, largely speaking, not radicalised. From the beginning, they were always very secular-minded.
