Douglas Coupland Quotes
I will say that my days are spent solitary and somewhat lost in thought, and every single time I inadvertently wear my shirt inside out in public, I bump into my sister-in-law at the grocery store.
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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.
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I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face, but I have done well, and I am proud of it.
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I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.
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One of the missions of 'The Nightly Show' was to have a conversation with America in a sense, and talk about the things that people didn't want to talk about it.
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
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What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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They always say, 'Time heals.' But it really doesn't. You just get used to it. I live life with the mentality of 'OK, I lost the only thing that has ever been important to me.' So going forward, anything bad that happens can't be nearly as bad as what happened before.
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The idea of regretting not doing this seemed insane to me. Sitting in the corner at a bar at age 60, saying: 'I could've been Bond. Buy me a drink.' That's the saddest place I could be. At least now at 60 I can say: 'I was Bond. Now buy me a drink.'
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I don't talk in ifs.
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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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We don't normally think of it as such, but writing is a technology.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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I'm not a god - I do bad things.
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I am more excited about 'Divinity of Doubt: The God Question' than any other book in my entire career, and I've had seven New York Times bestsellers, three of them reaching number one.
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My life is so full of sacrifices.
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I'm a hoot and a half, I like to think.
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I went to film school and wanted to learn everything there was about making movies.
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Whatever a person's politics, lawyers have to understand that we are, for most people, the gateway for them to have access to the third branch of government.
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I'm a drugstore beauty girl, I love going to the drugstore and buying makeup.
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Time hygiene is about finding more time for ourselves: to think, to do what we like.
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Sometimes reading other writers helps. You learn some little technique that turns out to be useful, or simply are reinspired by the amazing things others do.
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I will say that my days are spent solitary and somewhat lost in thought, and every single time I inadvertently wear my shirt inside out in public, I bump into my sister-in-law at the grocery store.
