Douglas Coupland Quotes
Americans are a quarter of a billion people who have almost nothing in common except for the fact they've been told they have lots in common.Douglas Coupland
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The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for.
Danica McKellar -
In the future, I want to have super-fights.
Rafael dos Anjos -
My parents have been with me every step of the way.
Haley Reinhart -
I grew up watching 'Raging Bull.'
Vincent Cassel -
Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.
K. D. Lang -
He who gives love, receives love.
Omar Torrijos Herrera
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My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
Manuel Puig -
Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
Sam Altman -
What about Broadway? Yes, I'm involved with a new musical based on 'The Adams Family.'
Nathan Lane -
Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
Dag Hammarskjold -
I don't have a fear of aging or a fear of death.
S. Jay Olshansky -
I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
Harland Williams
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In this business, it's important to constantly do things that you don't know how to do. I love touring and making records, but I've learned how to do that, so sometimes you just have to dive in and try it.
Jack Antonoff Fun. -
It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
Carice van Houten -
Especially on unexpected journeys, you have time; you can figure certain deeper things out, like who you are and what you want. That's why I enjoy journeys.
Imtiaz Ali -
A will finds a way.
Orison Swett Marden -
The money was going to come and go, between a wife and the IRS. The thrill of beating the best field in golf is what will always stay with me.
Calvin Peete -
The biggest influence on my books was the fact that I had worked in a newspaper for so long. In a daily paper, you learn to write very quickly; there is no time to sit and brood about what you are going to say.
Maeve Binchy
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People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years: using whatever is available to build shelter. If you ponder what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.
Dan Phillips -
Whenever I tell people I'm from Miami, they always ask me about the beach. But I can count on one hand the times I went there as a kid.
Barry Jenkins -
The thing I love about Marvel in general is that they deal with people. They deal with the human being first: Who is inside the suit? Who is the person that obtained this power or this ability?
Chadwick Boseman -
There are so many people who make their fortunes of the misfortunes of others. I don't know if it's because the world is too damn crowded, or what, but it's something that I've been noticing for awhile.
Michael Shannon -
Fanatic is often the name given to people of action by people who are lazy.
Bryant H. McGill -
Americans are a quarter of a billion people who have almost nothing in common except for the fact they've been told they have lots in common.
Douglas Coupland