"You don't that often see writers being sought……" — Salman Rushdie
"You don't that often see writers being sought out when there are matters of great moment to discuss. And I think that's a loss."
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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 Discuss Quotes
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one of 453 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Those from whose pocket the salary is drawn, and by whose appointment the officer was made, have always a right…
— Charles Babbage
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There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.
— Aaliyah
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So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with…
— Abu Bakar Bashir
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My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot.
— Dan Brown
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There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their…
— William Jennings Bryan
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I don't want to discuss my breasts with the whole world!
— Brooke Burke
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Women often postpone their lives, thinking that if they're not with a partner then it doesn't really count. They're still…
— Jane Campion
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Oil is a very valuable resource for life - electric heaters. We must have to transition ourselves to a post-oil…
— Hugo Chavez
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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
— Jean Cocteau
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Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture.
— Jean Cocteau
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If you have a glass full of liquid you can discourse forever on its qualities, discuss whether it is cold,…
— Taisen Deshimaru
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I am now speaking of rights under the Constitution, and not of moral or religious rights. I do not discuss…
— Stephen A. Douglas
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