Salman Rushdie Quotes

The field of the novel is very rich. If you're a composer, you're well aware of the history of composition, and you are trying to make your music part of that history. You're not ahistorical. In the same way, I think, if you write now, you are writing in the historical context of what the novel has been and what possibilities it has revealed.

Salman Rushdie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MusicHistoryWritingRichThink

I think it's really progressive to talk about race in relationships. I think there is so much room for that, and there needs to be more of it.

Jessica Williams

ThinkRelationshipsRaceTalkMore

Nonviolent, visual protests have a long history of forming images that can quickly go viral and set a powerful tone for a moment.

Jenna Wortham

HistoryMomentLongPowerfulGoSet

Like a lot of films at the end of 2008, they hit a wall with financing, which is why I moved back onto 'Stone.' In doing so, I had to let go of 'The Beautiful and the Damned,' to at least give them an opportunity to move forward with somebody else.

John Curran

OpportunityBeautifulForwardEndGo

My hairline is receding. So my days as a romantic lead - even though I've never had them - are behind me.

John Lithgow

RomanticMeNeverLeadDaysBehind

I think the main thing is to find something you care about. A cause. I think it starts with others. Who do you look up to? Who do you want to help? Start in your own community.

Max Carver

CommunityStartThinkCareHelpYou

What nourishes me also destroys me.

Angelina Jolie

MeDestroysNourishesAlso

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since.

Anita Hill

JudgeWashingtonJulyContactLeft

Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.

Tom Landry

WinningStrongAmericaYouTake

My mother really would make these dreadful concoctions. She really prided herself on something called 'Everything Stew,' where she would take everything in the refrigerator, all the leftovers, and put them all together.

Ruth Reichl

MotherTogetherSheEverythingTake

I know a lot about cars, man. I can look at any car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming.

Mitch Hedberg

CarManYouLookI CanKnow

When I write a film, there's a particular thing I am wrestling with and the question or concern I'm dealing with has to be big enough for me to dedicate a year or two of my life. If the question isn't big enough, or rich enough, I'll lose interest.

Josh Radnor

LifeI AmMeRichMy LifeYear

Workshops and seminars are basically financial speed dating for clueless people.

Douglas Coupland

DatingPeopleFinancialSpeed

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