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Salman Rushdie Quotes

I do think that there is such a thing as human nature, and that the things that we have in common are perhaps greater than the things that divide us.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Nature Think Human Nature Human Us

I wasn't prepared for the fact that grief is so unpredictable. It wasn't just sadness, and it wasn't linear. Somehow I'd thought that the first days would be the worst and then it would get steadily better - like getting over the flu. That's not how it was.

Meghan O'Rourke

Grief Sadness Thought Better Worst

With roasting, you've really got to bring your A-game. I hate to admit it, but I probably think and obsess more about the roasts than my own series. Because there's so much attention focused on the roasts. It's like the 'Super Bowl' of comedy. Everybody is going to talk about it. Forever.

Hate Think Comedy Attention You

When you have beaten guys a few times, you don't want them to think they know how you are going to play them. You have to try and find different ways of beating them. You have to do things they don't expect sometimes, put something unpredictable into your game.

Game Think You Find Play Sometimes

Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.

Writing Now Kind Director Directing

I do think, in general, children are so perceptive, and they watch and they get so much, and that's wonderful. And it's also difficult for them because they see so much, but they don't understand.

Children Think Understand Difficult

It was at the department store where people got away from provincialism.

People Where Away Got Store

Bands should never break up.

Steven Van Zandt

Never Up Break Should Break Up

I trained myself to be organized.

Myself Organized Trained

I'm afraid love may not exist the way I want it to.

Love Want Way Afraid May Exist

Although my family - parents and sister - all work in the personnel management business, their real passion is performing, amateur operatic societies and so on.

Work Family Business Passion Parents

Hunting really divides people in Britain. We keep pets, and we name our animals, but we're not too worried about industrial hunting practices.

People Name Animals Hunting Keep

Jon Miller would be amazing for Yahoo because he is extremely good at building display advertising businesses and buying young startups.

Jason Calacanis

Good Amazing Advertising Building He

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