"A figure of speech is a shifty thing;……" — Salman Rushdie
"A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it can be twisted or it can be straight."
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482 Quotes by Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie has 482 quotes on this site.
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The only privilege literature deserves - and this privilege it requires in order to exist - is the privilege of…
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The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the individual, idiosyncratic vision of one human being, in which,…
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Five mysteries hold the keys to the unseen: the act of love, and the birth of a baby, and the…
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There needs to be a thorough examination, by Muslims everywhere, of why it is that the faith they love breeds…
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Live on, survive, for the earth gives forth wonders. It may swallow your heart, but the wonders keep on coming.…
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Good advice is rarer than rubies.
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In India, as elsewhere in our darkening world, religion is the poison in the blood. Where religion intervenes, mere innocence…
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For a fellow who's not to much to look at, you have the instincts of a champion.
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A man who invents himself needs someone to believe in him... Not only the need to be believed in, but…
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Free speech is life itself.
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After a long, hopeless war, people will settle for peace, at almost any price.
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If you want to tell the untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you've got to…
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More Figure Quotes
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We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure…
— Aristotle
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I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.
— Lance Armstrong
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It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That's why I never do commercials. If I…
— David Attenborough
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I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.'
— Lauren Bacall
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Sarah Palin is a compelling political figure.
— Michele Bachmann
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I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I…
— Kevin Bacon
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I'm a woman who has gone through many heartaches, enough to dedicate my whole life to trying to figure them…
— Erykah Badu
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No one can figure out your worth but you.
— Pearl Bailey
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I always figure hey, look, I'm not a rock star, I'm an actor. I'm somebody who's meant to be other…
— Christian Bale
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But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while…
— Honore de Balzac
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It's a character that I always found really likable. I'm fond of Zorro because he was a popular figure who…
— Antonio Banderas
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We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out…
— Dave Barry
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