13 quotes by Salman Rushdie

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At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.

Ambition

3.8 · 34 votes

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Have no fear of perfection-you'll never reach it.

Perfection

149 reads

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I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.

Painting

4.1 · 27 votes

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I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it.

Ugliness

5.0 · 37 votes · 122 reads

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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.

Respect

3.3 · 47 votes

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It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning.
3.5 · 18 votes · 163 reads
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Various
Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.
4.8 · 54 votes · 107 reads
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Thought and Reason
The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.
3.2 · 13 votes · 40 reads
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Virtues
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
4.0 · 14 votes · 85 reads
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Defects
The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad.
4.3 · 9 votes · 91 reads
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The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.
4.2 · 37 votes · 68 reads
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Science and Technology
The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.
3.4 · 52 votes · 158 reads
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Feelings
There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
3.8 · 58 votes · 117 reads
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