Chuck Palahniuk Quotes

I live by fallacy. 'If I get enough nice Ikea furniture, I'll be a grown-up.' Then I catch myself. Or, 'If I get off by myself, away from the stress of modern life, I'll be OK.' Then I catch myself.

Chuck Palahniuk

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LifeLiveMyselfStressEnoughNice

Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff.

John Grisham

MoneyFunReal EstateLawyerYou

I try not to bring my phone to the gym - it's too tempting to play with it.

Andrew Yang

GymPhonePlayTryBringToo

There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others by words and actions. To the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry.

Matt Lauer

WordsPainI AmPeopleSorryRegret

I think daily deals are a good idea. Any ad people view as content is a good ad, and that's true for daily-deal ads too.

Matt Cohler

GoodDailyPeopleThinkViewTrue

There are so many books I love for different reasons. For superhero stuff, I always go back to Alan Moore's 'Watchmen' or his 'Swamp Thing' run. Those are my two favorites, and there are indie books that I really love, like Eddie Campbell's 'Alec' books and 'From Hell.'

Jeff Lemire

LoveHellBackGoRunAlways

It is hard to explain the huge variety of diatoms - a microorganism that has 100,000 species - in terms of natural selection.

John Tyler Bonner

HardExplainVarietyNaturalSpecies

Radio allowed me to be a creator, and TV stole that creation from me by literalizing - and to some extent limiting - my vision.

Spalding Gray

VisionMeCreationRadioCreatorTV

In Arizona we have passed laws to free our people so that they can defend themselves and their loved ones. You cannot predict where evil will raise its head, but you can be prepared for it.

Russell Pearce

PeopleEvilFreeLovedYouPredict

Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head.

Julia Leigh

TrustTogetherPictureFilmmaking

Think about it: Heart disease and diabetes, which account for more deaths in the U.S. and worldwide than everything else combined, are completely preventable by making comprehensive lifestyle changes. Without drugs or surgery.

Dean Ornish

HeartThinkDiabetesLifestyleMore

It's pretty obvious when Tiger makes a birdie. I think everybody at the golf course cheers for him.

Brooks Koepka

ThinkGolfTigerHimCheersPretty

Tokyo would probably be the foreign city if I had to eat one city's food for the rest of my life, every day. It would have to be Tokyo, and I think the majority of chefs you ask that question would answer the same way.

Anthony Bourdain

LifeFoodDayCityRestThink

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