“I’ve always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you’ve got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish.”
― Chuck Norris
“Anytime you get action legends together, it has to be a classic.”
― Chuck Norris
“Exercise, prayer, and meditation are examples of calming rituals. They have been shown to induce a happier mood and provide a positive pathway through life’s daily frustrations.”
― Chuck Norris
“If the citizens of the United States are to turn away from the Communist Manifesto and preserve the purpose of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and our Bill of Rights, we must first thoroughly reexamine and learn about each of them, and uphold America’s founding documents by testing every political action in light of them.”
― Chuck Norris
“When we drink a cup of coffee or spoon heated chicken noodle soup or chili out of a Styrofoam cup, we are also taking in small doses of chemicals that leach from the container. Heat activates this transfer, as does oil, acids and alcohol.”
― Chuck Norris
“It’s official: The biggest back-to-school bullies are anxiety, worry and fear.”
― Chuck Norris
“I don’t initiate violence, I retaliate.”
― Chuck Norris
“A small behavioral change can also lead to embracing a wider checklist of healthier choices.”
― Chuck Norris
“Good morals lead to good laws.”
― Chuck Norris
“Federal policy tells us to fill 50 percent of our plates with fruits and vegetables. At the same time, federal farm subsidies focus on financing the production of corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, dairy and livestock.”
― Chuck Norris
“A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can’t do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.”
― Chuck Norris
“The Apostle Paul did what he had to do to spread the message of God. I realize that that is what I have to do; I have to bite the bullet and overcome my shyness.”
― Chuck Norris
“The key to the future in an aging society is not found in increasing just our life span; we need to increase our health span at the same time.”
― Chuck Norris
“I think setting a goal, getting a visual image of what it is you want. You’ve got to see what it is you want to achieve before you can pursue it.”
― Chuck Norris
“Veterans are generally reluctant to seek mental health care.”
― Chuck Norris
“It’s important to concede that modern pesticides have helped to make farming more productive and to increase yields.”
― Chuck Norris
“Asking your children about their fears or worries about going back to school will help them share their burden.”
― Chuck Norris
“We can’t deal with the flood in the orchards until we cap the floodwaters coming into them. And that means giving our Border Patrol the total resources they need to get their job done, and even utilizing military personnel in particular hot crossing spots.”
― Chuck Norris
“A lot of people give up just before they’re about to make it. You know you never know when that next obstacle is going to be the last one.”
― Chuck Norris
“It’s amazing because people come up to me and say, ‘Chuck, you’re the luckiest guy in the world to be a world karate champion and a movie and TV star.’ When they say this to me, I kind of smile because luck had nothing to do with it; God had everything to do with it.”
― Chuck Norris
“Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion.”
― Chuck Norris
“The final line in the Second Amendment says, ‘The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.’ That means not by the president, not by Congress.”
― Chuck Norris
“I am convinced that the Obama administration and Clinton Dynasty would rather hail the Communist Manifesto than the Declaration of Independence this Fourth of July. And there’s more than enough proof to show how they have been slow-cooking our Founders’ republic into a red-star state like China.”
― Chuck Norris
“Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.”
― Chuck Norris
“Armed Forces Day on May 21, and the Memorial Day weekend that follows, is a time to honor, remember and recognize those who serve and have served our country, as well as those who have died in service. As we reflect, let’s not forget the many sacrifices made at home as well in support of our men and women in uniform.”
― Chuck Norris
“God bless and help all the victims and patriots of 9/11, from the families of Flight 93 passengers to those who were in the Pentagon and Twin Towers as well as others who have fought and presently fight the war on terror.”
― Chuck Norris
“As a former Airman First Class in the United States Air Force, like many veterans in America, my military experience played an important part in instilling in me a sense of character and discipline that has served me throughout my life.”
― Chuck Norris
“There is one thing on which most athletes and experts seem to agree. If you want to be an elite athlete, good nutrition at a young age is an important place to start.”
― Chuck Norris
“When I got into the film business, my aim was to adopt a positive persona, of a guy who fights against injustice. And it saved me, because my acting was atrocious to say the least!”
― Chuck Norris
“I think Christians and Muslims should hug each other.”
― Chuck Norris
“I’m – you know, I’m not a good actor.”
― Chuck Norris
“Getting kids into the kitchen preparing the food they and their families will eat results in them viewing food in an entirely new way. If given the right ingredients, that act alone can raise the standards of the quality of the food both they and their family eat.”
― Chuck Norris
“One thing is perfectly clear: We don’t need another China crony in the White House!”
― Chuck Norris
“My mom was essentially a single mother raising three boys. If anyone could have had any reason to give up, it was her. But she didn’t, and neither did we.”
― Chuck Norris
“My mother lived through the Great Depression. Her family of 11 children pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and moved to wherever there was work at the time. And in rural Oklahoma, that wasn’t easy to find.”
― Chuck Norris
“Parks represent an efficient, cost-effective way to improve public health.”
― Chuck Norris
“Getting into a sleep routine before the first week of school will aid in easing the shock of waking up early.”
― Chuck Norris
“With ISIS encroaching on the U.S., and its tentacles in all 50 states, according to the FBI, and MS-13 recruiting young migrants coming into our country from Central America, now is the time to secure our borders and save the future of America. I believe only Trump has a plan and passion to do it.”
― Chuck Norris
“I was just a start-and-stop guy. I could never really follow through on anything that I started.”
― Chuck Norris
“As six-time world karate champion and then a movie star, I put too much trust in who I was, what I could do, and what I acquired. I forgot how much I needed others and especially God.”
― Chuck Norris
“Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, John Wayne – these men had the code of the West.”
― Chuck Norris
“What was Bruce Lee like? How did you meet? What was it like to choreograph the fight scene in Rome with him? Did you spend much time together off-screen? Those are a small sampling of the inquiries I’m asked often, wherever I go around the world.”
― Chuck Norris
“Let’s face it: so much of what we consume is not driven by knowledge but by basic craving and impulse. The process of what we eat starts in our heads. And no one is more in our heads than a food industry that spends billions of dollars in marketing its message in every means possible.”
― Chuck Norris
“What Olympians eat can vary tremendously depending not only on the events they’re competing in, but also their body type and lifestyle outside the Olympic arena. Their diets are affected not only by the demands of their sports, but by everything else in their lives, things that are almost impossible to accurately measure and factor in.”
― Chuck Norris
“If America’s Founding Fathers espoused openness to religion, creationism, and the Bible being taught in schools, then it beckons the question, Why don’t we?”
― Chuck Norris
“Commonly, athletes will bolster their dietary intake with everyday vitamins such as magnesium and iron as well as more exotic products such as whey protein, creatine, carnitine and branched-chain amino acids specifically aimed at improving performance and recovery time.”
― Chuck Norris
“Opponents criticize Trump for not acting presidential enough; all the while, Obama created and perpetuates the presidential code to demean, disdain and diminish others in light of esteeming himself.”
― Chuck Norris
“Many of you may remember that I supported Mike Huckabee for president in 2008. He was doing great, beating out Mitt Romney, when some shenanigans were pulled by bringing in Fred Thompson as a candidate to compete against Mike for the evangelical and conservative votes in South Carolina.”
― Chuck Norris
“My father fought in World War II at the Battle of the Bulge.”
― Chuck Norris
“The fact that anyone lives in America is the single reason poverty is never a death sentence, and transforms it instead into – at worst – an obstacle on the path to a better life and road to freedom and success.”
― Chuck Norris
“It wasn’t until I went to Korea out of high school and got exposed to the martial arts for the first time and was just completely enamored with the physical ability of the martial arts and making my black belt.”
― Chuck Norris
“People need to realise what real happiness and success is, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next.”
― Chuck Norris
“Some of the most miserable people I know are some of the richest people in America, they are the most miserable individuals I’ve ever seen.”
― Chuck Norris
“I definitely feel I do have God in my corner.”
― Chuck Norris
“I’m a very religious person.”
― Chuck Norris
“I’ve been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids.”
― Chuck Norris
“In America the schools have become too permissive, the kids now are controlling the schools, the tail is wagging the dog. We’ve got to make a change there and get it back to where the teachers have control of the classrooms.”
― Chuck Norris
“Violence is my last option.”
― Chuck Norris
“It’s the bullies who are afraid, are the ones that do all the fighting. It’s not the secure kids that get out there and fight. It’s the insecure kids.”
― Chuck Norris
“I haven’t always been warmly welcomed for holding my conservative positions in Hollywood. Then again, I’ve never been very good at being politically correct either, on or off screen. So why start now?”
― Chuck Norris
“I gave my life to the Lord at 12. I was baptized at 12.”
― Chuck Norris
“While I filmed the ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ series for eight and a half years, I had never had much time to read, except for screenplays of the episodes.”
― Chuck Norris
“I think you can learn from history.”
― Chuck Norris
“Unfortunately, people are re-interpreting the Constitution as a living document, and it’s not. It’s a solid-based document and it shouldn’t be played with.”
― Chuck Norris
“I’m a people’s actor, not a critics’ actor, and I always have been.”
― Chuck Norris
“Truthfully, I’m proud of each of my films in a certain way.”
― Chuck Norris
“Well, I grew up as a democrat.”
― Chuck Norris
“I think I can achieve more outside the political arena.”
― Chuck Norris
“I think a lot of my shyness and non-athleticism came because I didn’t have a father to instill those in me.”
― Chuck Norris
“Martial arts was really the first thing in my life that I followed through on and accomplished a degree of proficiency for.”
― Chuck Norris
“I wasn’t offered a role in ‘Expendables 1,’ and I’m a guest star in ‘Expendables 2.’”
― Chuck Norris
“We either go one direction, left, which would be socialism. Or right, which would be people trying to make the money themselves.”
― Chuck Norris
“Unfortunately, in the entertainment field, sometimes you start believing your celebrity. You have a strong tendency to drift from the Lord, which I did. I did drift for a number of years.”
― Chuck Norris
“Whether we are famous or not, we all need God. We also need other people.”
― Chuck Norris
“I’ve got a bulletin for you, folks. I am no superman. I realize that now, but I didn’t always.”
― Chuck Norris
“There’s a lot to be done; I just see a total moral decay in our society.”
― Chuck Norris
“There’s no reason we can’t all live harmoniously together, and that’s what I would say to the head of Iran.”
― Chuck Norris
“Long ago made it a principle of my life to cultivate a positive frame of mind, to strive to project it and to share it with those I meet. It is a principle that has served me well.”
― Chuck Norris
“A walk in nature is a perfect backdrop to combine exercise, prayer, and meditation while enhancing the benefit of these activities.”
― Chuck Norris
“I watched Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech before Congress, and I saw a man who loves his country with all his heart and soul. I also saw a strong leader, which is absolutely crucial for the safety of the Israeli people.”
― Chuck Norris
“As I travel the world, it seems that younger people identify me merely with some of the folklore in the ‘Chuck Norris Facts’ – those hyperbolic sayings that elevate my abilities beyond my capabilities. Others view me in light of the character I played in ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ or in one of my 20 tough-guy films.”
― Chuck Norris
“From 1964 to 1968, I won many state, national and international amateur karate titles.”
― Chuck Norris
“In 1968, I fought and won the world middleweight karate championship by defeating the world’s top fighters. I then held that title until 1974, when I retired undefeated.”
― Chuck Norris
“My biggest worry is that Obama says he’s going to tax the upper 5 percent by raising their taxes by 20 percent. But among that 5 percent are the corporations that are hiring middle-class Americans.”
― Chuck Norris
“If Obama raises my company’s taxes by 20 percent, how am I going to be able to survive as a company? Well, if I’ve got 30 employees, that means I’m going to have to lay off 10 employees so I can be able to keep up with the health and benefits and pension plans for my other 20 employees.”
― Chuck Norris
“Between income taxes and employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes, corporate taxes, property taxes, Social Security taxes, we’re being taxed to death.”
― Chuck Norris
“I really believed that Mike Huckabee had a vision for our country, and the more I was around him the more I was impressed by this man.”
― Chuck Norris
“When I did ‘Good Guys Wear Black,’ I had a lot of dialogue in that movie.”
― Chuck Norris
“In ‘Expendables 2,’ there was a lot of vulgar dialogue in the screenplay. For this reason, many young people wouldn’t be able to watch this. But I don’t play in movies like this. Due to that, I said, ‘I won’t be a part of that if the hardcore language is not erased.’”
― Chuck Norris
“I’m not a hunter.”
― Chuck Norris
“If the government decides to become a tyrannical government, our guns are to protect us against that.”
― Chuck Norris
“Despite what Washington thinks or does on this 15th anniversary, we the people will never forget those who perished and the lessons learned on Sept. 11, 2001.”
― Chuck Norris
“Our forefathers increased and decreased the influx of peoples because America was building a melting pot and because certain ethnicities often brought with them certain securities and degrees of productivity.”
― Chuck Norris
“I would give illegal immigrants already here a three-month grace period to apply for a temporary worker’s visa. If they failed to apply within that time frame, they would be considered fugitives, and they would be found and deported.”
― Chuck Norris
“Taking in too much added sugar from highly marketed sugary foods and drinks displaces healthier foods in the diet.”
― Chuck Norris
“Ads sway kids’ preferences. Star athletes spokespeople sway kids’ preference.”
― Chuck Norris
“When children are exposed to advertisements for unhealthy food, they will, in turn, consume significantly unhealthier rather than healthy calories as a result.”
― Chuck Norris
“If your child is starting a new school, walk around your block and get to know the neighborhood children.”
― Chuck Norris
“Many things influence a person’s eating habits. Knowledge of what is considered healthy and what is not would be one, but I doubt it would make it to the top of the list.”
― Chuck Norris
“An athlete’s diet is a complicated thing.”
― Chuck Norris
“I like Ben Stein. I think he’s funny, creative, and an insightful commentator on a host of issues.”
― Chuck Norris
“It’s important to remember that because these athletes exercise so beyond what even a normal active person would, they generally must also supplement their diet.”
― Chuck Norris
“From Julia Child to ‘The Galloping Gourmet’ and the Food Channel and Cooking Channel, our fascination with the spectacle of cooking has been a mainstay of TV entertainment.”
― Chuck Norris
“Nutritionists have known for some time now that in order to get people to change what they eat, we need to provide them with more access to affordable, healthy food as well as information on how to cook and prepare it.”
― Chuck Norris
“I believe Huckabee should have run again in 2012. Everyone was begging for him to do so. He beat Romney in 2008, and I believe he would have done it again in 2012.”
― Chuck Norris
“I truly believe that the people who have a negative view of Trump will be pleasantly surprised when he becomes the leader of our country. I also believe he will make positive changes that will benefit the people who need it most.”
― Chuck Norris
“You can always tell a person’s real character and personhood by those who closely surround him, especially if they’re family.”
― Chuck Norris
“They say imitation is the best form of flattery. That is particularly the case if you’re a U.S. presidential candidate and pundits are likening you to a conservative giant like Ronald Reagan.”
― Chuck Norris
“Trump wants a wall between Mexico and the U.S. as well as a temporary ban on all Muslims, especially those coming from terrorist countries, among other tightened securities.”
― Chuck Norris
“The fact that doctors tend to treat people as individuals, guided by the need to ensure patient confidentiality, can reinforce this pattern of seeing the changes and challenges aging brings on through our heads and our bodies, rather than as a shared experience.”
― Chuck Norris
“As the graying of the country continues its march forward, many retirees are now relocating to dense urban centers for the cultural and social opportunities, access to public transportation, and the ability to shop nearby for food and household needs without depending unduly on others.”
― Chuck Norris
“It makes good sense for planners everywhere to provide more facilities in general that are aimed at older folks.”
― Chuck Norris
“Moral Injury is differentiated from PTSD in that it directly relates to guilt and shame veterans experience as a result of committing actions that go against their moral codes. Therapists who study and treat moral injury have found that no amount of medication can relieve the pain of trying to live with these moral burdens.”
― Chuck Norris
“America isn’t ready for President Hillary Clinton. It should never be.”
― Chuck Norris
“You can benefit from even a small amount of added movement each week and uncomplicated exercises like walking. Some will always be better than none; to start, do that to which you’re comfortable committing.”
― Chuck Norris
“Every day, we are bombarded with a multitude of toxins in the environment. We know that the negative health impacts from this constant exposure can add up.”
― Chuck Norris
“I’m sure a majority of farmers do their best to follow safe practices, to read carefully chemical labels, to follow the law, and to try and ensure that they are making both safe and profitable decisions for their business.”
― Chuck Norris
“There’s very little proof that Obama or anyone in his administration – particularly Hillary Clinton – truly understands or believes the tenets in the U.S. Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. If they did, they would know that they are running a federal government in direct contradiction to both of those sacred documents.”
― Chuck Norris
“I served four years in the Air Force in South Korea, and my brother, Aaron, served in the Army there, too, on the DMZ.”
― Chuck Norris
“Since before the Civil War, crosses have indeed garnished veterans’ memorials from the North to the South, from Arlington to Normandy, and from the South Pacific to the Middle East.”
― Chuck Norris
“For our veterans to have to wait long periods of time to receive care is not only unacceptable to us, but to elected officials as well.”
― Chuck Norris
“As we look at the many problems we face in treating our veterans in a manner befitting their service and sacrifice, it’s time we commit ourselves as a nation to applying the kind of resources and military precision necessary to finally make things right.”
― Chuck Norris
“GOP leaders need to let go of their ego factions and come together with one primary goal in mind: keeping ‘Billary’ from getting back into the Oval Office.”
― Chuck Norris
“In times of conflict, our citizens have always been able to rise to the challenge. Maybe no greater example of that ability is found during the onset of World War II.”
― Chuck Norris
“In 2007, I was given the humbling privilege of being made an honorary member of the United States Marine Corps in recognition of my visits to troops during the Iraq War.”
― Chuck Norris
“In the many roles I have played in my acting career as military figures, I have simply drawn upon the acts of courage, large and small, I have seen in the men and women with whom I served, and the countless others I met or have come to know through the years.”
― Chuck Norris
“God bless all who serve or have served our country.”
― Chuck Norris
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