Chuck Palahniuk Quotes
'Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things- they save you.' p205
Quotes to Explore
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Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.
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The Palestinian Rifle is ready and we will aim it if they try to prevent us from praying in Jerusalem.
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Our founders never intended us to have a professional political class.
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All writing is that structure of revelation. There's something you want to find out. If you know everything up front in the beginning, you really don't need to read further if there's nothing else to find out.
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People have told me that they cannot put down 'If I Stay' after reading it, and readers have become very invested in the love story between Adam and Mia.
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I hope to bring people to God with my songs.
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Doing the long lines - it looks easy when actresses do it: they just say it straight up, looks like they do nothing wrong, they just keep going, but it's not like that.
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Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.
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You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.
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It's not blaming the victim. It's not anybody's fault. They just did something that didn't work, that's all.
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The idea was always to be an actor.
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What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was 'Hee Haw,' was 360 degrees of entertainment.
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Yellow's more like, I'm not trying to be this sexy vixen or anything, obviously. I'm a very friendly person, and I literally do just want to be your friend. I think all of that is wrapped up in yellow. It seems to work. I like being in it.
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It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger.
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People who work in specialized fields seem to have their own language. Practitioners develop a shorthand to communicate among themselves. The jargon can almost sound like a foreign language.
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I know it's good when I see a smaller film get recognized because it means more publicity for them. When you start producing and directing the movies become a little more like your children.
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There's always chatter about a 'Chuck' movie. So nobody's opposed to it. It's just a matter of getting everything lined up.
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Tennis has been around for so long - women have been playing the majors since the 1800s. Other sports have not had professional leagues for women for as long.
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Woman is closer to angels than man because she knows how to mingle an infinite tenderness with the most absolute compassion.
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No man can teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ under the inspiration of the living God and with power from on high unless he is living it.
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It is as easy to count atomies as to resolve the propositions of a lover.
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'The way and manner God executes His plan in our lives differs.'
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I have met thousands of children now, and not even one time has a child come up to me and said, 'Ms. Rowling, I'm so glad I've read these books because now I want to be a witch.'
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'Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things- they save you.' p205
