Salman Rushdie Quotes

Yeah, I guess I'm not a particularly religious person, but I do really believe strongly that we all need to believe in something, and that's very personal to each one of us.

A man's got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.

I need to hold onto my soul and my integrity, and I can't compromise that.

I'm not someone who's sort of still trying to figure out what I believe in.

Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me.

I have values I believe in and certain things I stand for.

What you believe, what you value, how you live, matters.

To hold on to what you believe is just and right.

Man believes and lives.

You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.

If you going to live by a certain code - as Bob Dylan said, you gotta serve somebody.

To be a real man or woman, you've got to know what you believe in. You've got to understand that your actions have consequences and that they are connected to everything that you are.

My faith is central to who I am as a human being, not just as an actor - so it informs every decision I make, whether it's deciding on a project or deciding on how to treat the guy who cuts me off in traffic.

If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything!

I've seen pretty clear, ever since I was a young un, as religion's something else besides notions. It isn't notions sets people doing the right things--it's feelings. It's the same with the notions in religion as it is with math'matics--a man may be able to work problems straight off in's head as he sits by the fire and smokes his pipe; but if he has to make a machine or a building, he must have a will and a resolution, and love something else better than his own ease.

So a moral position is not a message. A moral position is a passionate caring inside you.

Look at the way you live. You've sold out. Next thing I know you'll become a Republican." She shook her head. "Where are the values I raised you with?

The future is not about what you do, it's about what you stand for.

Conviction is the conscience of the mind.

Even if you don't believe in God, you still have to believe in something that gives meaning to your life, and shapes your sense of the world. Such a belief is religious.

Of course, my views developed in the course of time. But I have always believed in what I did and never acted against my conscience.

Honesty is a principle. Service is a principle. Love is a principle. Hard work is a principle. Respect, gratitude, moderation, fairness, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility are principles. There are dozens and dozens more. They are not hard to identify. Just as a compass always points to true north, your heart will recognize true principles.

The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate.

The only thing you can never change is your values.

I live my life with a lot of integrity based on what I want for my life and who I am.