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CHUCK PALAHNIUK Jack Palance was my distant uncle - that's the family gossip. Growing up, my family knew everyth...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is ou...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK My mother lived through the Great Depression. Her family of 11 children pulled themselves up by thei...
CHUCK NORRIS We won the Cold War because we showed nuclear vigilance and diligence.
CHUCK FLEISCHMANN What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way ...
CHUCK GRASSLEY Forget the historic nature of his election having to do with skin color - Obama has an opportunity o...
CHUCK TODD I'm always trying to reach a transcendent point, a romantic point, but reach it in a really unco...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK When children are exposed to advertisements for unhealthy food, they will, in turn, consume signific...
CHUCK NORRIS To me, every interview, even if you love the artist, needs to be somewhat adversarial. Which doesn...
CHUCK KLOSTERMAN My best advice for writers is: Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poo...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK With a book, you're guaranteed the audience has a certain skill level and that the audience has ...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK I've always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you...
CHUCK NORRIS If there had been zombies on the iceberg when the Titanic hit it, that would have made a much better...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK Despite what Washington thinks or does on this 15th anniversary, we the people will never forget tho...
CHUCK NORRIS Good things happen to those who hustle.
CHUCK NOLL In 1966, NASA took over in space, and it has been a bureaucratic mess ever since.
CHUCK YEAGER There are two tests in life, more important than any other test. On Monday morning, when you wake up...
CHUCK SCHUMER Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home... it's your responsibili...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage.
CHUCK PALAHNIUK I can't lie - I love talking to the people at my shows. I'm so grateful to all my fans. I co...
CHUCK BROWN You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the ...
CHUCK YEAGER Don't let the same dog bite you twice.
CHUCK BERRY I'm thankful for each and every day. We never know when time is up.
CHUCK BERRY We're making the same mistakes we made 1,000 years ago. So they must be the right ones. So relax...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK