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The first step to eternal life is you have to die.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Die Eternal Eternal Life First First Step Life Step You

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When I first started writing, it was me alone with a computer in my apartment. I hated the time away from other people, and my writing sucked. Now I have a laptop; I can do the most tedious part of my job in a public place.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Alone Apartment Away Computer First Hated Job Laptop Me Most Now Other Part People Place Public Started Sucked Tedious Time Writing I Can

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When I first used to tour, guys would come up and say, 'Where's the fight club in my area?' and I would say, 'There isn't one.' And they'd say, 'No, no, you can tell me, you can tell me.'

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Area Club Come Fight Fight Club First Guys Me Say Tell Tour Up Used Would You

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My first four books, from 'Fight Club' to 'Choke,' dealt with personal identity issues. The crises the narrators found themselves in were generated by themselves.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Books Choke Club Crises Dealt Fight Fight Club First Found Four Identity Issues Personal Personal Identity Themselves Were

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When I first read the story 'Guts' in workshop - my fellow writers that I've been meeting with for almost 20 years - they laughed; they didn't have any kind of shock reaction.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Almost Any Been Fellow First Guts Kind Laughed Meeting Reaction Read Shock Story Workshop Writers Years

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My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Any Away Bald Between Book Drafts First Freedom Hair Head Next Only Part Rewrite Ritual Second Shave Then Throw Trash Writing I Can

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When Republicans say, 'The first thing you do when you do deficit reduction is reduce rates,' it would be like Democrats saying, 'The first thing you do when you do deficit reduction is provide free Medicare at age 55.' We'd like to do that! But it won't bring the deficit down. That's for sure.

~Chuck Schumer

Topics: Age Bring Deficit Deficit Reduction Democrats Down First First Thing Free Like Medicare Provide Rates Reduce Reduction Republicans Say Saying Sure The First Thing Thing Would You

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There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

~Chuck Tanner

Topics: Be Patient First Important Managing Most Patience Patient Second Secret Secrets Third Three

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Barack Obama's official nomination as the Democratic Party's standard-bearer was a very poignant moment for millions of Americans. As the first non-white major party nominee, Obama is carrying a big load on his shoulders. He's holding the hopes and dreams of a lot of folks who thought the presidency was only reserved for white men.

~Chuck Todd

Topics: American Barack Big Carrying Democratic Dreams First Folks He His Holding Hopes Load Lot Major Men Millions Moment Nomination Nominee Obama Official Only Party Poignant Presidency Reserved Shoulders Thought Very White Who

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Sonny and another Hells Angel who was at the meeting thought they were beyond a little patch so they headed down to a local tattoo shop in Oakland and were the first to get the famous One Percent tattoos.

~Chuck Zito

Topics: Angel Another Beyond Down Famous First Get Headed Hells Little Local Meeting Oakland One Percent Patch Percent Shop Tattoo Tattoos Thought Were Who

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