Douglas Coupland Quotes
For many people, myself included, the end of the world is happening all the time! It is a form of criticality that paradoxically gives us hope for change and improvement.
Quotes to Explore
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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Those who condemn gay marriage, yet are silent or indifferent to the breakdown of marriage and divorce, are, in my view, missing the real issue.
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A 'philosophical dictionary' is not a dictionary of philosophy that you use to look up obscure thinkers or recondite terms. It is a collection of brief and pithy essays on diverse topics, informed by one vision, and usually arranged in alphabetical order.
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The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.
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We're going to lose more species, acidify the oceans more, do damage that it will take millions of years - if not longer - to unwind. Exactly how much damage will we do? How deep will those scars run? We don't know yet. But we will turn the ship.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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I write about myself with the same pencil and in the same exercise book as about him. It is no longer I, but another whose life is just beginning.
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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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I find myself really feeling like it's possible that maybe the greater contribution I'm going to be able to make through this next phase of my life might be as a writer writing wonderful parts for women, or even writing wonderful parts for myself, you know?
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Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
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I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person.
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There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog.
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I was home-schooled for my entire high school experience, so I never went to prom.
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God guided me to America and gave me a good job. But he also gave me a heart so I would look back.
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If everyone's ready for a shot to start, except for one actor who's intent on getting to the bottom of their soul, it can be a bit annoying.
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Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed.
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People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children.
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I don’t see the problem with footballers taking their shirts off after scoring a goal? They enjoy it and the young ladies enjoy it too. I suppose that's one of the main reasons women come to football games, to see the young men take their shirts off. Of course they’d have to go and watch another game because my lads are as ugly as sin.
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For many people, myself included, the end of the world is happening all the time! It is a form of criticality that paradoxically gives us hope for change and improvement.
