Chuck Norris Quotes

I don't initiate violence, I retaliate.

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.

Good morals lead to good laws.

There are few problems in this world that cannot be solved by a swift roundhouse kick to the face. In fact, there are none.

I said, "I'm satisfied teaching the martial arts."
"Not me," Arnold responded. "Bodybuilding is just a stepping-stone to me. I plan on becoming a real estate mogul, and from there, I plan to get into the movies."
I had to smile as I said to myself, "How's he going to be an actor when he can hardly speak English?

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.

You are not what has happened to you. You are what you choose to become.

Run while you still have the chance.

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.

The only time we fail is when we stop trying.

Anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way

The best defense is not to offend.

If your soul needs healing, the prescription you need is not Chuck Norris' tears, it's Jesus' blood.

People have a hard time believing that, but not having a father around, being shy, I just never participated in sports much.

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.

I would not want to be a politician ... Let me tell you this: If I was campaigning, and I go against my opponent and he started attacking my character, and I leap over the table and choke him unconscious, would that help my campaign?

(Taken from the Foreword of 'Do Hard Things') One of my life's principles is to develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all ways and to help others do the same.

Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport.

Jack, the man who owned the gas station and our cottage, got tired of watching me being chased. One day, when Jack saw Bobby chasing me again, he stopped us and said, "Son, it's time that you fought this boy".
"He's too big," I said.
"It doesn't matter," Jack said. "You can't run from your fears forever. It's time to stand up for yourself.

Violence is my last option.

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.

If I had said, "I don't stand a chance," one thing is clear: I wouldn't have.

Chuck Norris knows the last digit of PI.

The 3 key components for success are as follows: Psychological Preparedness Physical Conditioning Mental Toughness

I definitely feel I do have God in my corner.

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?

Well, I grew up as a democrat.

People study martial arts for many reasons, sometimes all the wrong reasons. For example, I have had potential students come to my dojo with a belligerent and cocky attitude. When I ask why they want to study my art, their response has indicated to me that their goal is to learn to fight, which is the antithesis of the philosophy I hope to instill: I want them to know how to defend themselves if necessary, but to avoid fighting whenever possible because they will have nothing to prove by fighting.

T.E.A.M. = Together Everyone Achieves More.

When I got into the film world, I got sucked into the secular aspect of the entertainment field and I really drifted away from my faith. Its amazing ... as successful as I was as an actor, and the money and the fame, there was still something missing.

The fact is that everyone has ki, which is really little more than a technique of visualization allowing one to utilize the internal energy that we all have and letting it flow through the body ...

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.

My whole goal in my film career is to project a positive image on the screen, that I hope people will enjoy watching.

Focus on what it is that you want, set a realistic goal. Start setting goals that you feel you can accomplish. Don't try to go right to the top in one leap. Every time you accomplish a goal you develop the strength and wisdom to accomplish the next one.

I think I can achieve more outside the political arena.

No one's perfect. And we've all made our mistakes and you just have to live with them and try to not make them again.

My acting is atrocious, to say the least. But I've found that it's not acting that people are concerned about, it's your presence.

When the boogie man goes to sleep he checks his closet for me

Always remember that your success begins inside you: If you can't see it first, no one else ever will.

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.

Running from your fear can be more painful than facing it, for better or worse.

Sometimes the things we want most are the hardest to get. That means you need to be even more determined to succeed. That's what it takes to be a winner. You have to want it bad enough to stick with it no matter how tough things get.

If some thug breaks into my home I can use my roundhouse kick, but I prefer he look down the barrel of my gun.

I hope I don't get a roundhouse kick from 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.

If you want to accomplish anything in life, you can't just sit back and hope it will happen. You've got to make it happen.