"As young people we want something to slow us down and keep us trapped in one place long enough to look below the surface of the world. That disaster is a car crash or a war. To make us sit still. It can be getting cancer or getting pregnant. The important part is how it seems to catch us by surprise. That disaster stops us from living the life we'd planned as children - a life of constant dashing around."

-- Chuck Palahniuk

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“That's what got me into exercise and training my body and my voice. I looked at Madonna as this G.I. Jane superstar. I used to go jogging around my neighborhood at midnight sometimes and I'd be thinking, it'll all be worth it one day.”
“After 10 years of French torture - psychological torture - it's great to do an American movie.”
“I think the media has been in denial just like the party regulars have been in denial. They just don't understand that the government that we have today is not what the people want as a government.”

Source : "Tea Party Victory Shakes Up New York Politics". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. September 22, 2010.
“Silence is an argument in favor of the status quo. A refusal to address an inequity is a strategy for maintaining that inequity.”
“I'm always appreciative of fans.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Going to rehab was the best decision I ever made.”
“Everything that happens in this world is a part of a great plan of God running through all time.”
“It's a despicable world we're living in now. It's the most disgusting time for music in terms of big wigs, guys who like playing the game. It's hard to get your stuff heard. I find it really annoying actually. I think my music would appeal to a lot of people but being on Warp in the States it's really hard to get radio play and exposure. We need to push this internet revolution forward quickly.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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