Douglas Coupland Quotes
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I don't think you have to be in these serious, heavy, independent little movies to be an actor. Some of the most interesting acting I've seen is on cable television.
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I'd like to think, if I was ever in a fight, I'd win, although I'd probably run in the opposite direction.
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When I'm on the red carpet, most people say, 'Who the hell is that?' It's downright embarrassing.
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I can't change my personality. I'll always smile, but I'll be more focused.
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The winter solstice has always been special to me as a barren darkness that gives birth to a verdant future beyond imagination, a time of pain and withdrawal that produces something joyfully inconceivable, like a monarch butterfly masterfully extracting itself from the confines of its cocoon, bursting forth into unexpected glory.
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It wasn't such a pleasant experience. We went through 14 hours with contractions every two minutes, no epidural, no nothing. Every two minutes, I would pass out. I went to the hospital on Saturday, and Levi was born on Monday.
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We know about the socially complex lives of elephants: how they communicate, how they bond, how they even seem to grieve. We have ethologists in the field and activists on the ground to thank for that knowledge.
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We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health.
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Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass.
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Numerous have been the manifestations of God's providence in sustaining us. In the gloomy period of adversity, we have had 'our cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.' We have been reduced to distress, and the arm of Omnipotence has raised us up.
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Sometimes I feel like music has made love to me.
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I rarely repeat playing the same role in a show. I figured I'd plumbed 90 percent the first time around, so let's move on to something where I'm starting from scratch.
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God will not have his work made manifest by cowards
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And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before The Tavern shouted - 'Open then the Door! You know how little while we have to stay, And, once departed, may return no more'.
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I know you need to go,But before you do I want you to know, that IWish you the best.And I wish you nothing lessThan every thing you've ever dreamed of.And I hope that you find love along the way.But most of all,I wish you'd stay.
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I just like being a kid. I enjoy it, I don't want to grow up.
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You can say you're sorry 5,000 times, but that doesn't mean you mean it.
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I was a mindless eater. I ate for comfort. I also ate out of boredom and habit.
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For me, getting married doesn't mean we should limit ourselves to some pre-defined idea. Rather, it's an opportunity to explore new things in life.
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I believe since we’ve all been given free will, let’s use our will to let others be free. Gay and lesbian couples believe in commitment, family and love.
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I've been practicing for a while now and physically trying to get in better shape as well after the injuries.
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If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice; for all right of private judgment is then denied.
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I felt no pressure that my grandfather was famous and my uncle was famous.
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I have trouble with seafood because it tastes like a dock.
