Salman Rushdie Quotes

I am certainly not a good Muslim. But I am able now to say that I am Muslim; in fact it is a source of happiness to say that I am now inside, and a part of the community whose values have always been closest to my heart.

Salman Rushdie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Few men in their 70s looked as good as my father did. What was his secret? Genes, maybe, since he didn't exercise or diet, and he kept a candy drawer, drank a pot of black coffee every day, and read in the middle of the night. Still, he took such joy in being a dad - and in life in general - and his happiness showed.

Jennifer Grant

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I've always felt the connection between clothing and confidence, which is why I probably was such a shopaholic.

Jennifer Hyman

ConfidenceConnectionWhyClothing

I always wanted to be a children's author, and I have a really big library of children's books. All the ones from when I was little, they are just so beautiful. I read kids' books, and they calm me down.

Jenny Slate

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Writing is hard.

Spike Jonze

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You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it at the end of the day with a song.

Trent Reznor

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To tell you the truth, my father says I came out of the womb literally singing and dancing, as though there was a spotlight on me. When I ask what I was like when I was little, they just say 'loud.'

Toni Collette

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In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings.

Rupert Sheldrake

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Obama isn't just too big to fail. He's too big to know. Obama is so vital to the country and to the world, he must be kept out of the loop in order to save him from his failed presidency.

Rush Limbaugh

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The studio moguls were certainly bigger-than-life figures, but they were also tough and unforgiving street fighters to a man, redeemed only because they were also the butt of so many Hollywood jokes.

Michael Korda

ManToughStreetHollywoodButt

When I was young, I kept a diary for about 10 years and I had to write in it every day. Even on days when nothing seemed to happen, I made myself think of something to put in it.

Jonathan Stroud

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What I have now are good problems of trying to decide and what I really want to do is good work next. My phone's ringing a lot more and I've got nine lines so when it doesn't ring, it's very frustrating.

Bob Saget

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I just have to let the story go the way it needs to go and let them take the detours they want to take, and I'll get to the end.

Sylvia Day

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