A lot of facts about Chuck Norris you will find online make him look like a fantasy superhero. And although they are just a running internet joke, you won’t have trouble believing those facts are true.
Carlos Ray Norris started his career path as a martial artist. With three black belts in different martial arts disciplines and victories in many competitions, it was only a matter of time before he began training Hollywood celebrities.
Shortly after, he was invited to play in action films. The rest, as they say, is history. Starting with villain roles, he soon became one of the most famous action heroes of the 80s and 90s.
With the development of internet pop culture, Chuck Norris became an iconic character and a personification of indestructibility. Chuck Norris jokes, and memes quickly became a genre of their own.
In real life, besides being a martial arts specialist and an actor, Norris is also a writer who was a New York Times bestselling author twice. That’s why it is probably safe to assume that only Chuck Norris can tell the best Chuck Norris joke.
Quotes by Chuck Norris come from his books, interviews, or other public appearances. As a philanthropist and self-improvement advocate, he often shares thoughts on life, social issues, and much more.
If you are still asking yourself the question, “Who is Chuck Norris?” we suggest you read some of the quotes we collected in this article to get to understand his character a little better.
#41
"The best defense is not to offend."
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#42
"You really didn't think I'd leave... without making sure you were dead?"
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#43
"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."
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#44
"Anytime you get action legends together, it has to be a classic."
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#45
"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."
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#46
"I'm - you know, I'm not a good actor."
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#47
"People need to realise what real happiness and success are, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next."
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#48
"I definitely feel I do have God in my corner."
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#49
"I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids."
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#50
"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."
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#51
"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."
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#52
"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!"
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#53
"I think a lot of my shyness and non-athleticism came, because I didn't have a father to instill those in me."
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#54
"I was just a start-and-stop guy. I could never really follow through on anything that I started."
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#55
"Martial arts was really the first thing in my life that I followed through on and accomplished a degree of proficiency for."
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#56
"Whether we are famous or not, we all need God. We also need other people."
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#57
"There's a lot to be done; I just see a total moral decay in our society."
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#58
"Getting into a sleep routine before the first week of school will aid in easing the shock of waking up early."
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#59
"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."
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#60
"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."
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