Quote by Salman Rushdie
What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their s

What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness second, their imagination, and third, their industry. – Salman Rushdie

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I was 21 in 1968, so Im as much a child of the 60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968. – Salman Rushdie

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Vertigo is the conflict between the fear of falling and the desire to fall. – Salman Rushdie

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Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in the impotence of an overheated apartment becomes the fate of nations. – Salman Rushdie

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Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay. – Sallust

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The essence of America – that which really unites us – is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion – it is an idea – and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things. – Condoleezza Rice

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A great many mens gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Whats great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. – Andy Warhol

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