Salman Rushdie Quotes

We live in a frightened time, and people self-censor all the time and are afraid of going into some subjects because they are worried about violent reactions.

Salman Rushdie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LiveTimePeopleAfraidGoingSome

There are more pompous, arrogant, self-centered, mediocre-type people running corporate America who should be sent out on some postal route delivering mail.

Joe Jamail

PeopleAmericaMoreMailOutRoute

I'm kind of harsher than most people.

Jennifer Coolidge

PeopleKindMostThan

When animals age, some humans see them as less valuable, less important and less entertaining.

Jenna Morasca

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Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.

Robert Jackson

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I felt great empathy for the thousands of Americans who lost their home because of a system that failed them.

Steve Mnuchin

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As a child of West Texas, I identify with Hispanic culture every bit as much as I do North American culture.

Tommy Lee Jones

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I will never forget the debt we owe to those who have fought to keep America safe.

Tom Udall

AmericaNever ForgetForgetNever

To me it seems that the warm blooded dinosaurs replaced advanced mammal ancestors that were warm blooded, also.

Robert T. Bakker

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I really enjoy writing about female friendship. It's an endlessly interesting dynamic for me.

Ruth Ware

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When I was a child and teenager I read whenever I had the opportunity, but since then I've found it hard to read as much as I'd like, children, work, and pets all providing powerful incentives to escape into a book and a practical reason why I rarely do so.

Louise Brown

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The OECD advocates a risk-based approach to water security and is calling on governments to speed up their efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness of water management. We recommend improving water pricing to recover costs and to reflect the value of water to users and society.

Jose Angel Gurria

WaterValueManagementSocietySpeed

I advise wannabe singers to form a band, practise in your garage if you have to, but do as many charity or open mic shows as possible to get experience. I sang for seven years before getting a record deal, and I was already loving what I was doing. I just got lucky and got discovered.

Bonnie Tyler

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