Douglas Coupland Quotes
Fake yuppie experiences that you had to spend money on, like white water rafting or elephant rides in Thailand don't count. I want to hear some small moment from your life that proves you're really alive.Douglas Coupland
Quotes to Explore
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
Gavin Rossdale Bush -
In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.
Orson Welles -
If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.
Fannie Lou Hamer -
But I think we need the international market.
Zhang Yimou -
Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure.
Felix Bloch -
My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
Dan Blocker
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
Barton Gellman -
In South Africa, being Chinese meant I wasn't white and I wasn't black. I trained in Baragwanath Hospital, the largest black hospital in South Africa. That was around 1976, the time of the Soweto Uprising, when police fired on children and students who were protesting. I was part of the group of interns who volunteered to treat them.
Patrick Soon-Shiong -
My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls.
Vince Cable -
We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.
Gavin Newsom -
The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
Rainn Wilson -
We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends.
Vaclav Klaus
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During the season especially, we take a lot of swings, we play a lot of games, we swing a lot in games, batting practice, all that, so to maintain your shoulder the strongest is one of the key points that we focused on in the offseason.
Pablo Sandoval -
Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.
Ted Kulongoski -
I'm certainly relishing the idea of living a century. Can you imagine that? What an achievement.
Olivia De Havilland -
I've done all these historical epics and chivalrous roles, but there's an odder, quirkier side to me that nobody knows about.
Orlando Bloom -
I will know him by his eyes.
Taylor Caldwell -
To talk about planning an economic system is to talk in old terms, and I find myself sometimes having to teach Westers about what the market really means.
Vaclav Klaus
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My family supported me. I wasn't hot-housed at all as a young child; I didn't go to any kind of gifted school. They didn't exist in the very poor parts of England when I grew up in the 1980s. I had a great time to learn, had access to libraries and teachers who were patient and enthusiastic when I showed ability in some subjects.
Daniel Tammet -
There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
Me, as myself, I don't think I'm particularly funny. But I've noticed that people in my life always have found me amusing. Which, when I was little, really bothered me.
Madeline Kahn -
I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.
Francois Hollande -
Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.
Jean-Paul Sartre -
Fake yuppie experiences that you had to spend money on, like white water rafting or elephant rides in Thailand don't count. I want to hear some small moment from your life that proves you're really alive.
Douglas Coupland