Salman Rushdie Quotes

The mistake of the West was to put the Sauds on the throne of Saudi Arabia and give them control of the world's oil fortune, which they then used to propagate Wahhabi Islam.

Salman Rushdie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MistakeControlWorldIslamOil

No nation should stoke instability in its neighbor's country.

Joe Biden

CountryNeighborNationShouldStoke

For a sculptor, a painter, a weaver, a potter, the dialogue between one's materials and what one makes from them is easy to see: discover a new material or a new way to use a familiar one, and new things can be made, sometimes leading to the discovery of more new material, leading to more creation.

Andrea Barrett

New ThingsEasyDiscoverySometimes

There were a lot of signs being thrown at me, a lot of angels I was meeting, inspiring me to get back into show business.

Anna Chlumsky

BusinessMeBackMeetingAngelsGet

It's who you know and who can help you.

Jeffrey Combs

HelpYouKnowWho

When you're 16 years old, you're not afraid of anything.

Stephanie Sigman

YouOldAfraidYearsAnything

If you had a million Shakespeares, could they write like a monkey?

Steven Wright

YouMonkeyWriteLikeMillionCould

All writers steal. You might as well steal from the best.

Simon Toyne

BestYouWellMightStealWriters

It just so happens that people aren't doing comedy about abortion or cannibalism or waterboarding. And that to me doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't aspects of those subjects that are funny, it just means that people are too uptight.

Rob McElhenney

FunnyPeopleMeComedyDoingMean

I'm massively open-minded to pretty much anything.

Michaela Coel

Open-MindedAnythingPrettyMuch

My family is very theatrical.

Debra Wilson

FamilyVeryTheatrical

With the second 'Captain America,' we really pushed the envelope in terms of what this guy is capable of, which I was excited to see. Because in the first 'Captain America,' he's just strong. In 'Avengers,' it was still, in my opinion, a little bit 'punch, punch, kick, kick.'

Chris Evans

OpinionStrongAmericaCaptainSee

I am hungry for good work.

Arjun Kapoor

WorkGoodI AmGood WorkHungryAm

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