Salman Rushdie Quotes

If I had simply wanted to trade on an insult to Islam, I could have done it in a sentence rather than writing a 250,000-word novel, a work of fiction.

Salman Rushdie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I've gotten into doing electronic books and audiobooks, so I have an iPad. I still love reading a real book, but when you travel, it's better than carrying around a bunch of books.

Jim James

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Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

John Ruskin

NewUsPossessionEveryLoads

Imagine somebody says you are going to die in a few weeks; I'd really rather not know.

Amaury Nolasco

DieYouKnowImagineGoingRather

We didn't create an institution to increase land value or asset value.

Shiv Nadar

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You'll have time to rest when you're dead.

Robert De Niro

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It's hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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That's the nature of women, not to love when we love them, and to love when we love them not.

Miguel de Cervantes

NatureLoveWomenTo LoveThem

I'm not one that really soaks up the limelight. I'm OK with kind of escaping it.

Derek Drouin

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I did 'Basic Instinct 2' because I had a baby about to be born, and the director said we could shoot before the due date.

David Thewlis

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After September 11, 2001, I was feeling like I really wanted more understanding between cultures. It seemed to me that so much of what happened on September 11 was because people didn't understand each other and were suspicious of each other.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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Punishment for doing your job well is an unparalleled professional pressure.

Chris Borland

JobPressureDoingProfessionalWell

The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour.

Clare Balding

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