Chuck Palahniuk Quotes

You have no idea what it is like to constantly disappoint people. You see it the moment you meet them. You see in their eyes that they expected something so entirely different, and here they are meeting... you.

Chuck Palahniuk

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There are hundreds of millions of people around the globe who could safely repay loans but nonetheless do not have access to a line of credit. Financial institutions in developing economies are broken and inefficient, and hard-working people have not been given the chance to establish a credit history.

Joe Lonsdale

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Unfortunately in life, justice is not always achieved.

Maura Tierney

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When I was a kid, school recess and physical education class were times for kids to run around and play games.

Amy Klobuchar

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There's a misconception that survival of the fittest means survival of the most aggressive. The adjective 'Darwinian' used to refer to ruthless competition; you used to read that in business journals. But that's not what Darwinian means to a biologist; it's whatever leads to reproductive success.

Steven Pinker

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I don't know how Coach Saban found me all the way in Hawaii from Alabama.

Tua Tagovailoa

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The Cold War went on for so long that it bred a kind of worldwide military establishment. Even when budgets went down in the early and mid-nineties, it didn't really affect it.

Robert D. Kaplan

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I still get a little nervous when talking to girls. Which is awful, and embarrassing, because I feel like I shouldn't.

Josh Hutcherson

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I persevered, sustained, and continued to work hard and finally got my opportunity in Detroit, and I never turned back from that point. That's what made it so sweet to me to win a championship after what I went through. I had to scrap and fight to get through it, and to reach the pinnacle made it even sweeter.

Chauncey Billups

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I don't mean to be a diva, but some days you wake up and you're Barbara Streisand.

Courtney Love

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I would be delighted not to see another celebrity, regardless of their political beliefs, come to Washington to make yet another appeal for some cause about which they know little.

Bob Beckel

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We have to respect the opponents.

Arjen Robben

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Governments and civil society must step up to ensure inclusivity in the commissioning, design, delivery, and assessment of vital public services.

Winnie Byanyima

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