Douglas Coupland Quotes
When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of those gyms their scary-looking gym equipment, and they're going to assume that we were a culture obsessed with torture.
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What goes for sex goes double for politics.
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Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
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When I did 'The Cell' - no matter what you think of that movie, because I have my opinions of it too - it was, you know, I still have nightmares from the research that I did. Not from playing the part, just from the research.
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.
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Quality attracts quality. People want to be on a good show.
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We think of Washington as the defensive-minded pragmatist who won the Revolution by avoiding unnecessary risks on the battlefield. But that was not how he started out.
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The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat.
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.
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I cannot approach someone; I lack the confidence when it comes to the guy I desire. I'm very good when it comes to matchmaking and hooking others up. But I can't help my own cause.
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There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.
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I think you always want to be open to things... it's just the matter of finding something I believe in, finding a character I believe in, and I think that's the way it should always be. I'm looking for things that excite me.
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When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.
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If the Americans have Superman, we have Panday.
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Acting advice is a bit like your parents teaching you how to drive a car. You know they're right, but you still kind of want them to shut up a bit.
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As a guitar player, you can gravitate to the blues because you can play it easily. It's not a style that's difficult to pick up. It's purely emotive and dead easy to get a start with.
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When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of those gyms their scary-looking gym equipment, and they're going to assume that we were a culture obsessed with torture.
