Salman Rushdie Quotes

I used to write a monthly column for the 'New York Times' syndicate. But I stopped because I found it really hard to have one extreme opinion a month. I don't know how these columnists have two or three ideas a week; I was having difficulty having 12 things to say a year.

Salman Rushdie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I've nothing against kids reading anything they please, but I do have a problem with pink books for girls and black books for boys.

Joanne Harris

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'Hanna' was nice. It was Saoirse Ronan's idea. Usually, the director casts the actor, but in this case, the actor cast the director.

Joe Wright

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As a boy in school, I already had the drive to be No. 1. If I achieve my goals, OK, but if not, I always ask why and try to rectify myself.

John Gokongwei

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Rock music is electronic music, dependent entirely on electronic circuitry and amplification.

John Frusciante

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The greatest food city in the world is New York City, just in terms of depth and breadth, variety, size, infrastructure.

Andrew Zimmern

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Being a part of the action is just incredible. I loved doing stunt stuff. I loved learning to ride.

Anna Popplewell

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We all had to learn Southern accents. It wasn't a big research show. With the 'Wounded Knee' project, I locked myself in my apartment with history books so I would know what we're talking about.

Anna Paquin

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I'm the first one in line to go watch 'Spider-Man', but there's definitely something in me that makes me want to go to a movie and see something that makes me feel good about life.

America Ferrera

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Part of fashion is newness. It's got to be a new combination of elements that's shocking-stunning-beautiful all at the same time. But it doesn't have any emotion.

Tom Ford

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The best shows are always the ones that are very, very low-concept and just about great characters.

Michael Schur

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In difficult moments, champions come through, and not by listening to what is being said.

Julen Lopetegui

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Rather than wringing our hands about robots taking over the world, smart organizations will embrace strategic automation use cases. Strategic decisions will be based on how the technology will free up time to do the types of tasks that humans are uniquely positioned to perform.

Clara Shih

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