Salman Rushdie Quotes
Acting was always my unscratched itch, when I was in college and even afterwards.
Salman Rushdie
Quotes to Explore
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I feel like I personally have been lucky.
Felicity Jones
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I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
Maggie Stiefvater
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There is sometimes a tendency to assume that everyone in this great country has adequate housing. But when you go to certain places, certain neighborhoods, both urban and rural, you find out that's not the case, and I think we have to do much more.
Jack Reed
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
Oscar Wilde
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
Magnus Scheving
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Opera is the most complete art form. It includes drama, acting, technology (lighting), art (the sets), dance, and the epitome of the human voices. But mostly, go for the glorious music. The arts are crucial to the life of every community.
Karen DeCrow
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I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who's most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren't great, mind you. But I'll take my chances with the 21st century.
Nalo Hopkinson
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My assignment was in the communications office, where I typed out dispatches.
Jack Adams
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
Sallust
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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating.
Kami Garcia
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When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all fine and healthy because that was what we were told to be.
Maeve Binchy
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By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.
R. Buckminster Fuller
