Salman Rushdie Quotes

What I've always tried to find in my books are points at which the private lives of the characters, and also my own, intersect with the public life of the culture.

Salman Rushdie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeCultureFindMy OwnAlwaysOwn

I'm from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and my family is Punjabi.

Jinder Mahal

FamilyCanada

I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Joe Torre

ConfidenceGreatUniqueLos Angeles

The only thing that mattered was what you were to do in life, and it wasn't about money. It was about teaching, or learning.

Maya Lin

LifeLearningMoneyYouOnlyAbout

Pity is just another form of abuse.

Michael J. Fox

AbusePityJustFormAnother

What God wants is to reveal himself more fully to us.

Steven Curtis Chapman

GodMoreRevealUsWantsHimself

When I was about to break a world record and become well known, my mother used to say that for her the important thing was for me to become a doctor - a career which had not been possible in her generation and in her society. Sport was something to be set aside.

Roger Bannister

MotherMeDoctorWorldSociety

I don't look at my emails on the weekend or after 6 o'clock in the day.

Lizzie Armitstead

DayWeekendLookEmailsAfter

A lot of things we don't have to have, but they're enjoyable.

Joseph Prince

ThingsEnjoyableLot

Actresses are so spoilt - we have someone who does our hair for us on set, so we don't know how to do it ourselves in real life. I know how to wash my hair and brush my teeth, but that's about it!

Clemence Poesy

LifeHairSomeoneKnowTeethReal

You know, I've had my ups and downs.

Brett Favre

Ups And DownsYouKnowDownsHad

The Greens have every right to run, that's what democracy is, and they should argue their point by saying how they think people should vote, not by telling us to be silent.

Peter Camejo

PeopleDemocracySayingThinkRun

I think if I were a college professor, no one would say I was uncomfortable about being shy because that might be expected. But I think because of people's stereotypes, they think of a football player as someone who is very outgoing and I'm not.

Ricky Williams

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