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Chuck Palahniuk Quotes

For me and my entire generation, we took on this kind of sarcastic, ironic, snarkiness because it seemed the most extreme reaction to the earnestness of hippies.

Chuck Palahniuk

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 21, 1962

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Me Generation Kind Sarcastic Because

It never hurt Lenny Bruce's career to get arrested for swearing. It did back in the time, but he broke those doors down by doing the stuff that he believed in.

Joe Rogan

Time Hurt Doors Doing Career Down

It's fun to be a part of pop history. Anytime you can be referenced in that respect it can be cool.

Joey McIntyre

History Respect Fun Cool You Pop

I don't like things that are uncomfortable - everything we do, however structured or detailed, needs to be made so that when someone wears it, they completely forget about it.

Jenny Packham

Someone Uncomfortable Forget Things

I will admit, it's so intoxicating working with Steve Carrell. Creatively and professionally.

Amy Ryan

Admit Will Working Intoxicating

My memories are of denim. I remember being 12 in my Levi's. Wow! As a teenager in Milan, I was really fascinated by Fiorucci, but at the time I was not rich enough to buy. Oh my God! I made a collection of Fiorucci shopping bags, and my mother, she still has them and my stickers, and now I invite Elio Fiorucci to our shows.

Stefano Gabbana

Mother God Memories Time Shopping

I can't explain exactly why it lives within me for so long and passionately. But race matters to me; racial equality matters to me, as does gender. There is something about these kinds of social injustices that go to the deep of me.

Sue Monk Kidd

Equality Me Deep Gender Long Go

The single most important factor in determining America's success in the 21st century will be maintaining our ability to be an innovative and creative society.

Ron Kind

Success Creative Society America

You don't quit because you happen to be behind. You want to see how you do. And who knows? Maybe somebody will stumble.

Ron Paul

You Want Quit Will See Stumble

In January 1776, Thomas Paine issued 'Common Sense,' advocating independence from Great Britain.

Mike Crapo

January Great Independence Sense

If you read a lot of Chinese literature, there has always been very strong women figures - warriors, swordswomen - who defended honor and loyalty with the men. So, it's not new to our culture - it's always been very much a part of it. It's good that now the Western audience would have a different image of the Chinese women.

Michelle Yeoh

Good Women Loyalty Culture Men You

Eventbrite is 50-50 male-female, and this has been accomplished organically.

Julia Hartz

Been Accomplished 50-50 Organically

The Internet is about giving the consumer exactly what they want, whether there's an audience of one or 1,000 or 10,000, and then figuring out how to make money on it later.

Jason Calacanis

Money Internet Giving Want Out How