Salman Rushdie Quotes
Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic.
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I need to eat a lot; otherwise, I feel faint. I get in the worst moods if I don't eat.
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It's time for some common sense from federal agencies.
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To win a major championship - I think, at the end of the day, that's what a golfer's career is based upon.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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I got a bike when I was little, a BMX. I called it 'Fido Dido' after the tough little cartoon guy with spiked hair. I thought he was the coolest thing ever.
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If someone is alone reading my poems, I hope it would be like reading someone's notebook. A record. Of a place, beauty, difficulty. A familiar daily struggle.
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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.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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God is each truly and exalted thing, therefore the individual himself to the highest degree. But are not nature and the world individuals?
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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A lot of people tell me I have to trash-talk more, but I got here with my fists, fighting, not with my mouth.
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The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in comprehending Eastern subjects as you have in comprehending Western subjects.
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Blip.tv is growing its audience by forming partnerships with traditional TV manufacturers and a new breed of company in the set-top box market that lets consumers connect to the Internet via their televisions.
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When I did 'Alien: Resurrection', a lot of the guys worked on planned production, and one of them was really into comic books and would draw all sorts of characters, and I was impressed with his sketches.
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I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good.
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It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror threat or a threat of violent domestic subversion. While sometimes the threat is manufactured, frequently the hyped threat is based on a real danger.
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Whatever you are doing, give it all of your attention. Prioritise what you're going to do carefully, and then be in the moment.
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I'm still learning my craft, and I've been writing since I was nine.
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When you work for DC, it's sort of like working for the CIA. You have a vow of silence.
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We wanted to interview people on the show, do variety, get the artists, the guests involved with us in our group. They wanted to keep the four guys together. We wanted to change the format.
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We don't have a culture of realistic acting in India.
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
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I always think I don't have any songs, I don't have anything I'm working on, and I get in the studio and realize there are 20 things I'm thinking about. It's just kind of second nature.
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Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic.
