Salman Rushdie Quotes
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I am not saying we are categorizing Ellen White in the biblical context of a false prophet.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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I love red or deep purple lips for events.
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It's very scary to turn things down, but a project has to really mean something to me. I'm not interested in making a lot of money.
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I deserve attention not because of any talent, but just because of who I am.
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I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.
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In the Constitution of the United States, Negroes are referred to as fellows although the word 'slave' is carefully avoided before the thirteenth amendment.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I'm not a fan of soccer, for sure not.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.
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The first part of my life, as a player, has ended but now I'm heading into an equally important part as a manager, hoping to do as well as I did on the field.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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What I wear is constantly evolving. I am really big on comfortable clothes. I love soft, loose-fitting clothing that has some edge or something new/fresh to it.
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In theater or movies you see either 'I'm religious' or 'I'm an atheist.' I've never seen too much discussion of 'I believe there's a higher power but I'm hesitant to reach out to him because I don't know if I'm worthy of his attention.'
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Our need for that exterior god that sits up there and judges us... will diminish and eventually disappear.
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Cyclists need to help themselves and should not jump red lights. I would ride in London, but I certainly wouldn't ride like that; you just have to be careful. I can understand going down the outside of traffic, but you should obey the rules of the road because we're all road users.
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The way management treats associates is exactly how the associates will treat the customers.
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I made one rule for myself, and I really try to live it: Play music you love, with people you love, for people you love. If I can't be that kind of musician, I'll drive a cab.
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As a parent with young children, I would always find little things that bothered me when I was reading bedtime stories or watching shows or listening to children's music. I couldn't find any stories, games or television shows that were fun and exciting while also being morally instructive and patriotic.
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My parents are overweight, and I think the biggest problem we have in America is a lack of education. The place to start is with parents and teaching them to cook healthier.
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The truth about filmmaking is you have all these ideas and you're trying to convince everybody that they should buy into this idea, but at two o'clock in the morning when you're all on your own you're going, 'Geez, I hope I know what I'm doing. I hope this idea is gonna work.'
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Normally when I read, I don't like music playing.
