Salman Rushdie Quotes
Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same territory.
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Accomplish something every day of your life.
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No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
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The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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I'm as radical as libertarians come.
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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.
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Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
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I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.
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I'm evangelical.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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I cry secretly. I don't really cry in front of anybody. I hate crying. I feel like it's not accomplishing anything. But when I lost my mother, I cried, and I cried big.
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'A slave is one who must produce wealth for another,' the Brain said. 'There is only one true wealth in all the universe. I have given you some of it. I have given your father and your mate some of it. And your friends. This wealth is living time. Time. Are we slaves because we have given you more time to live?'
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When you meet someone you really like and connect with, I think that's very special, and not to be taken for granted.
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Kings are like stars - they rise and set, they have The worship of the world, but no repose.
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Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same territory.
