Salman Rushdie Quotes
I was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason to change anything. I suppose it must have been some spirit of adventure, of wanting to see the world.
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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've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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The collusion of big business, big labor, and big government threaten the spirit of small business that makes America great.
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The Carnegie Foundation is well aware of the fact that their reports frequently find their way to dusty archives in academic institutions, but occasionally people pick up a segment of a report and act upon it.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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Look at how many North Carolina kids have played for me or tried out for me or coached with me. I've had Dennis Wuycik, Steve Previs, Billy Chamberlain, Donald Washington, Darrell Elston, Tommy LaGarde, Bobby Jones. You name it, I've had them. Whatever Coach has ever asked me to do, I've done. Because I love the school, and I worship him.
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I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
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How do you be a 45-year-old man in a rock band, do it well, keep your dignity and not become a parody of yourself? I don't think it will be simple.
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You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.
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Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant.
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The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
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But the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements.
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My husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I've got no problem with playing a psycho.
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Every generation is obsessed with the decade before they were born.
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I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.
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I don't try to be sexy, but I do want to look as good as I can.
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I watched aspirationally. I looked at movies that maybe I didn't entirely understand but which developed in me some thirst for their subjects or for their context, and that became part of how I came to understand the world.
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A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.
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I want to be there for the team.
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I was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason to change anything. I suppose it must have been some spirit of adventure, of wanting to see the world.
