Salman Rushdie Quotes

The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and morality are not givens but imperfect human constructs, is the point from which fiction begins.

Salman Rushdie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I've got a book coming out soon so I just must get some weight off.

Jilly Cooper

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Architecture was always the plan. I always figured I'd just do theater on the side.

Michael Lomenda

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Occasionally, we would shoot something and think, 'This is it; we are over the line.' But the test audiences didn't have a problem with it.

Jay Chandrasekhar

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I was the chief sponsor of the Business Employment Incentive Program bill, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of direct and indirect jobs here in New Jersey.

Joseph M. Kyrillos

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We embrace two-legged beings, and can warm to four-legged beings, too, but for most people, six legs is pushing it. Most don't need multi-eyed, antennaed face time.

Diane Ackerman

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I could not identify with harming my child or giving up my child. But I could identify with giving up my child if it were going to be ultimately in his best interest.

Drea De Matteo

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Let's all be more humble about the evidence behind medical advice but also respect the challenges to providing accessible lifestyle guidance.

Dean Ornish

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I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.

Chuck Schumer

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I love red. Red pants. Red suit. Red coat. Red anything.

Brad Goreski

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For actors coming out of long-running soaps, it's really important to have a little break from the screen and look for roles that are removed from the ones they have played.

Bradley Walsh

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Compassion is the basis of morality.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I had a very parochial view of the world.

Rick Perry

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