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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I don't have to build up strength; I have been blessed with it. I do lift weights and train hard, but I am a very special individual - a very special man with very special talent and very special power. I can get any man - any man - out of there in a matter of seconds. That is the thing I love about myself.
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Tiananmen Square in early 1989 attracted many dreamers like Ma Jian, who returned from Hong Kong to a one-room shack in Beijing in order to join the student protests.
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Acting was truly all that I ever wanted to do. I've always acted in plays and sang and played music, and you get to a certain age and think there's nothing else that you'd rather do.
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If you're a thinking person, the liver is interesting, but nothing is more intriguing than the brain.
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In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I'm the oldest there. Then with my friends, I'm the youngest and I'm the baby. It's definitely bizarre.
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Normally when I read, I don't like music playing.
