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Salman Rushdie Quotes

Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: indian
Birth: June 19, 1947

Topics

Nature Thought Questioning Expression

After a gig I always head back to the hotel, remembering granny's words of wisdom. I cancel the late-night pizza and watch the Jonathan Ross show instead.

Wisdom Words Pizza Hotel Back Head

The place of my birth, and residence for nearly sixteen years, in the early part of my life, became endeared to my feelings and affections; and more especially so after I had quitted it for an unknown place, and to associate with strangers.

Life My Life Strangers Early Place

People come up to me in airports, they walk into the office, and they say, 'I'm going to cry; I'm going to pass out.' And I say, 'Please don't pass out; I'm not a doctor.'

Walk People Me Doctor Cry Say

Sequestration is leverage that should not be given up easily.

Leverage Up Should Given Easily

I grew up in front of the camera from an early age. It distorts your perception of who you are. Having a lot of attention at a young age is not healthy.

Amanda de Cadenet

Age Perception Camera Attention You

Presidential aspirants reach for the highest office to satisfy some yearning for greatness or even immortality.

Greatness Reach Office Immortality

When the Khmer Rouge reached Phnom Penh, the first thing they did was to evacuate the population. Then they took over. The point of a revolution is to bring justice to the people, so even if you don't have proof of sabotage, you manufacture it.

Justice People Revolution You First

I'm sure I took some licks at the system, and at trials and lawyers in general. I've seen enough of them for so many years both as a cop and a defendant in defamation cases.

Joseph Wambaugh

Enough Lawyers Trials Years System

I went on tour in the play H.M.S. Pinafore.

Dominic Chianese

The toddler craves independence, but he fears desertion.

Dorothy Corkille Briggs

Independence Toddler He Fears Craves

History had its own way of explaining things. The way historians explain things is by telling a story.

History Story Way Explain Own Had

And having a strong family, you know we've lost some members of our family and had some setbacks, but I think a good family and kids all those things I thought at one time... you got to be kidding me... Those things are so important they enable you to go on.

Family Good Time Me Think Thought

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