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Salman Rushdie Quotes

It's Kennedy's war, Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson got all the flak, but it's Kennedy's war.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

War Vietnam Got Lyndon Johnson Flak

Those who abhors democracy would rarely immigrate to an authoritarian state if they have to.

Democracy Authoritarian Would Who

Maybe it's every kid's dream to go into a pod and come out looking like Captain America. And you don't even have to exercise or lift weights! It's great!

Great Looking America Exercise You

I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious.

Nature Leadership Job Think Problem

It feels like I'm starting to come into my own in terms of where I want to go artistically, toward more complicated, interesting characters.

Interesting Complicated Go Want More

The first step into justice begins with the politicians. You have to demand from yourself what you demand from people.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Justice Yourself Step People You

I sleep 75 percent of all plane trips I take. I love red-eyes from West to East. I take Ambien to make sure I sleep. I always stay on West Coast time, and I'm always so fried when I come back, I usually sleep naturally.

Love Time Sleep Back Always Take

When I was 9 or 10 years old it wasn't the thing to be seen doing - reading a book in your spare time.

Time Book Reading Doing Old Years

I started singing one day along with my cousin, and I didn't take it too seriously. The people started telling me, 'Hey, you have a nice voice.' and I was like, 'Really?'

Day People Me Singing Voice You

I want to inspire Asian kids to become more artistic and creative rather than feeling that they have to be academic or whatever.

Creative Inspire Feeling Want Become

If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Style Be Different Year Way Two

The way I feel is I have to keep going out there and proving people. I don't want to be just a guy who has a couple of good years and then that's it.

Good Keep Going People Feel Want

Nobody just leaves medical school, especially given it's fiercely competitive to get in. But I had a sister who was a doctor, another who was a pharmacist, a brother who was an engineer. So my parents already had sensible children who would be able to make an actual living, and I think they felt comfortable sacrificing their one strange child.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Children Medical School Brother

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