Chuck Norris Quotes
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I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.
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The truth about people at every economic level of life is you get those who are kind and who are not, those who are greedy, whether they be rich or poor. That's a common thread through humanity on any street you go to.
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I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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I watch a lot of television. I always have.
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Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
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Making films is my hobby. It relaxes me; it is my life, and it's one of the best jobs in the world. I go to work and solve problems, fight robots, kill aliens, and kiss beautiful women. I'm a very lucky man.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.
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Under Hitler it was the entrepreneurial and professional classes who were the first victims of Nazi boycotts and exclusion. Today it is Israel, the most powerful symbol of Jewish national resurgence in two millennia.
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My personal philosophy is that people should be extremely selfish for the first half of their life and extremely unselfish for the second half because then they can do the most good.
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When I have a creative block, I take walks. I like to see what shapes stick out - so many legs rushing by at once, it can seem abstract. I don't need to see great art to get stirred up. Music does that for me more easily.
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I was lucky. My parents and teachers provided me with a wonderful and secure childhood where I always knew I was loved, valued, and listened to.
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When people are poor, they find ways of making things taste like fish.
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Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
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One of the best parts of being a writer means that researching all kinds of cool stuff actually counts as work!
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Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue.
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You've got to look at yourself as what I call a lifer. You're going to be out there playing music your whole life, in a live situation. That's what sends me out into the world, and as I see this beautiful world, I want to do more and contribute more, and stay in a position to do more and contribute more.
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I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
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How could we the world have stood by and let that happen to them? We owe them.
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But fighting to give women and girls a fighting chance isn’t a nice thing to-do. It isn’t some luxury that we get to when we have time on our hands to spend. This is a core imperative for every human being in every society. If we do not continue the campaign for women’s rights and opportunities, the world we want to live, the country we all love and cherish, will not be what it should be.
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If I had said, "I don't stand a chance," one thing is clear: I wouldn't have.
