Chuck Palahniuk Quotes

My teacher Tom Spanbauer, the man who got me started writing in his workshop, used to say: 'Writers write because they weren't invited to a party.' That always struck so true, and people always nod their heads when they hear that. Especially writers.

Chuck Palahniuk

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It is pretty clear that they are ineffective in stopping the course of thought at present, but they have not always been so in the past and we cannot be sure that they will not be so in the future.

John Desmond Bernal

FuturePastThoughtPresentWill

In my speeches, I always condemned communism, national-socialism and fascism.

Jean-Marie Le Pen

CommunismAlwaysFascismSpeeches

I am the face of my friend Yasmine Eslami's lingerie brand, so I have an entire collection of her lingerie.

Jeanne Damas

FriendI AmFaceBrandHerLingerie

Our company has to be a company that enables its people.

Steve Ballmer

PeopleCompanyOurEnables

Everyone's pedigree merges into everyone else's pedigree. So if you go back far enough, everyone is related.

Steven Pinker

EnoughYouBackGoEveryoneFar

Imagine if we could create the most just workplace in the world. We would naturally be a magnet for all the great minds out there.

Travis Kalanick

GreatWorldCreateWorkplaceMinds

I think I would say 'The King's Speech' is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented there's more laughter in this film than in most comedies, while it is also a moving tear-jerker with an uplifting ending.

Tom Hooper

FunnyNew YorkLaughterKingMoving

I never really planned on any of this being a career; all I knew for sure was that I wanted to create, I wanted to play music, and I wanted to share music.

Mija

MusicCareerCreatePlayNeverSure

I leave my editor to put the periods and commas in.

Mick Foley

LeaveEditorCommasPutPeriods

Instead of going to college, I spent my time out on the road learning how to be a better musician.

Miranda Lambert

LearningTimeCollegeRoadBetter

OMG, I am a married woman!

Brooke Burns

WomanI AmMarriedAmMarried Woman

I'm comfortable around girls because I grew up with two sisters and a single mom. I feel very lucky for all they have taught me. They tell me to be myself, have fun, and focus on eye expressions.

Anwar Hadid

MyselfFocusFunMeMomHave Fun

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