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Salman Rushdie Quotes

I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Character Never Write Novel Indian

My hatred is a thousand times more powerful than all your good intentions.

Good Powerful Good Intentions Hatred

When I first went to places where people were suffering from war and persecution, I felt ashamed of my feelings of sadness. I could see more possibilities in my life.

Life War People Suffering Sadness

Jay Z is building a range of businesses just on the strength of his brand. Lady Gaga has formed really interesting partnerships. Justin Bieber and his manager Scooter Braun are investing in a number of different companies and also promoting them in many ways.

Strength Building Brand Partnerships

When you're doing a network show in the States, you're just a slave to the ratings. There's so much money invested that there's this pervasive atmosphere of fear and anxiety. Every morning after an episode of your show airs, everyone is fixated on the numbers to try and determine how the show did.

Fear Morning Money Anxiety Doing

And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.

Hollywood Well One Thing Does Thing

You know, I'm blessed. 'Blessed' is a better way of saying 'rich.'

Blessed Saying Rich Better You Know

All of our intelligence agencies, our Department of Defense, are all working to meet this threat. But it's a fast moving world; it's a place where offense is easier than defense, and keeping up with the next innovation in cyber-warfare is an enormous challenge.

Innovation Challenge Intelligence Up

I think we have the wrong notion of commercial and intellectual or artistic film. Because all films are commercial.

Think Wrong Intellectual Film Notion

We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political thrust of our government. We gave it the priority and we sustained it with the money required to make it happen.

Money Government Make It Happen Our

I literally went straight to New York City from Iraq, which was bizarre and complicated. I was walking down Madison Avenue, and it was spring, and people were smartly dressed, and it was so strange because there was no sense that we were at war. It was something to grapple with.

War New York Spring People City New

Usually when I start a new project there's a fear of the unknown; maybe it's a band I've never been in the studio with before. People are so different. It's almost like you need to go through the process, discover and unlock what it is that makes that band that band. And a lot of times they don't know it.

Fear People Start Process You Know

There is nothing better than working out with your loved one.

Loved Better Nothing Out Working

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