Salman Rushdie Quotes

The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.

Salman Rushdie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PowerStepSocietyYouLibertySay

Seagulls are a landfill nuisance because they fly away with food scraps and, as is their reputation, fight each other over them midflight, often losing them, and soon a lady has a half-eaten hamburger splashing into her backyard pool.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

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Charlie Crist has gone through his entire political life with one stump speech - his grandfather polishing shoes.

Ana Navarro

LifeShoesPoliticalSpeechGone

Jesus made the final sacrifice for all, and we need not make it again.

Stanley Hauerwas

SacrificeNeedFinalAgainMade

Any item in your wardrobe should satisfy one of two criteria: utility and joy.

Stacy London

JoyTwoYourUtilityWardrobeItem

As athletes, we're always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don't think about it.

Simone Biles

ThinkYouTeammatesAlwaysGoing

Thank God for small movies and filmmakers who can make movies for not $8 million. Thank God for $8,000 movies.

Trieste Kelly Dunn

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'Borderlands' came out of nowhere to appease the gnawing hunger left behind with the dearth of quality dungeon crawlers on the market.

Rob Manuel

QualityHungerOutNowhereLeft

Men have been intimidated by my relationship with Howard. You know, it's hard for them to imagine that they could be number one, seeing this relationship.

Robin Quivers

RelationshipMenYouSeeingKnow

Every time we meet a new terrorist group, we argue they are utterly different and we can learn nothing from the last time. Of course they are different, but some lessons on how we deal with them seem to apply in all cases.

Jonathan Powell

TimeLearnNewMeetGroupNothing

People talk about physical fitness, but mental health is equally important. I see people suffering, and their families feel a sense of shame about it, which doesn't help. One needs support and understanding. I am now working on an initiative to create awareness about anxiety and depression and help people.

Deepika Padukone

HealthDepressionFitnessSupport

So if you're a robot and you're living on this planet, you can do things that you can't do in real life - things that you wished you could do: like fly; like have a car that flies; like have furniture that is alive.

William Joyce

LifeCarFlyYouFurnitureLiving

For decades, or at least for years, Republican politicians have been dog whistling about race. And then, when - they're shocked when Donald Trump starts barking.

Sherrod Brown

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