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Salman Rushdie Quotes

The West sees Iran as an important force in the gulf.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Important Force West Iran Gulf Sees

Discounting the ineffably repetitive homophobic barbs that I receive most days, Twitter trolls' most common gripe against me appears to be that I am 'posh.' Contrary to their unshakeable view, I was not born into the upstairs world.

I Am Me World View Born Days

As far as I can find, almost no one in the profession - not even luminaries like John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich Hayek, or Irving Fisher - made public statements anticipating the Great Depression.

Robert J. Shiller

Great Depression Great Depression Far

When we write songs, we don't ever sit down to write an Old Dominion song. We just sit down to write the best song we possibly can.

Best Song Down Write Old Sit

I was called a misogynist because I was reducing women to mothers. 'Reducing women to mothers' - now there is possibly the most anti-women statement I've heard.

Women Now Mothers Statement Because

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

Mary Catherine Bateson

Good Fear Good Teacher Teacher

The ability to suspend reality and go into a make-believe world can be really, really difficult if there's something really big going on.

Rupert Penry-Jones

World Reality Go Difficult Ability

I always was a writer, but then I wanted to do stand-up because I thought that was a way that I could perform what I wrote.

Thought Way Always Because Writer

At no time was I trying to write a crossover record.

Time Trying Write No Time Record

I have done a Hamburger Helper commercial, a Hardees commercial, a McDonalds commercial. American Express commercial.

American Done Hamburger Commercial

Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort.

Loyalty Throne Share Who Impatient

There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?

Life Passion More Fever Earthquake

It's not just Iraq - it's the Atlantic partnership which is at stake.

Partnership Just Which Iraq Atlantic

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