Douglas Coupland Quotes
The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top, it's the ones who aim for two notches below the top.
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You have another little drink, and I'll have another little drink, and maybe we can work up some real family feeling here.
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We had a few non-fiction books at home, but my dad was of the opinion that fiction was a complete and utter waste of time because it wasn't real - so what was the point of reading it?
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Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.
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During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.
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I've been working for many years and I think I've managed to work with some of the best people in the business, which has been rewarding and an apprenticeship.
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You might say that I'm the Michelangelo of the dress business.
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The establishment of free trade agreements can be a critical and progressive step towards greater economic integration, and continues to become more valuable in an increasingly global world.
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In my heart, I'm 100% real. You can't pull out nothing in my past that can say I'm not 100% real.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is the parent organization of extreme ideology. They are the godfather of all terrorist organizations. They spread it all over the world.
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If there's any business that instructs you in the strong hand of fate, it's show business. You can plan and plan, but it's what happens to you that really determines what your career will be like.
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I think the real problem is that nobody buys albums anymore, so you don't get the depth of the artists that are out today. What you get is whatever they felt is politically correct to get on there and actually make some impact. I think that's where you're losing your depth. You're only getting the very top of everything. It really bothers me.
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To be honest, I've just become a Steelers fan.
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What I have learned is that designers are willing to tell the world that they are here to empower women from all different backgrounds and different walks of life.
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My father-in-law just happens to be a global procurement guru. Now retired, he was the global head of procurement for some of the biggest companies in the world as well as our very own treasury.
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I've always been really picky about roles and make a point of reminding myself that it's not about the money - because, obviously, there's a lot of money to be made in this business if you're willing to do anything.
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For the first time in history all the major countries in the world are pushing together to reach this goal... building something in space that is really for all humankind.
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The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.
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Dumb luck brought on the move from business to acting. I had moved to New York when I was 23, in the year 2000. On a lark, I went to audition for a soap opera. I thought, 'Hey, this will be a really fun story to tell my grandkids one day, that I auditioned for a soap!'
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As a young person, and I know it's hard to believe that I was shy, but you could take your camera, and it would take you to places: it was like having a friend, like having someone to go out with and look at the world. I would do things with a camera I wouldn't do normally if I was just by myself.
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I hope I give girls an opportunity to realize that they can swim and go to school at the same time. It's not to be given up once they get out of high school. They can continue doing it for the rest of their lives.
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When I designed 'Flower' I was thinking about making it a positive, almost like a self-healing experience. It's like therapy.
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Those jeans are comfortable, and for those of you who want your president to look great in his tight jeans, I'm sorry I'm not the guy. It just doesn't fit me. I'm not 20.
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Which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? The White House by the script.
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The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top, it's the ones who aim for two notches below the top.
