"O the shame of it, the humiliating shame……" — Salman Rushdie
"O the shame of it, the humiliating shame of being condescended to by dolts"
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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 Condescended Quotes
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one of 14 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
— Isaac D'Israeli
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I tell my students that when you write, you should pretend you’re writing the best letter you ever wrote to…
— Jeffrey Eugenides
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O felt that her mouth was beautiful, since her lover condescended to thrust himself into it . . .
— Anne Desclos
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I thought I'd been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing young…
— Sherman Alexie
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Everybody doesn't have to get every joke. People really appreciate not being condescended to.
— Matt Groening
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My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I…
— Claire Danes
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What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended…
— Geoffrey Rush
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How do you know that, Philo, dear?" But Philologos had had enough of being condescended to. "Because, Lamion, I am…
— Megan Whalen Turner
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Being reviewed is being condescended to by your inferiors.
— John Irving
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Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who condescended to come into this world of misery, struggle, and pain to…
— Gordon B. Hinckley
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I want to know one thing, the way to heaven; how to land safe on that happy shore. God Himself…
— John Wesley
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Philip wasn't the sort of man to make a friend of a woman. He wanted devotion. I gave him that.…
— Dorothy L. Sayers
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