Douglas Coupland Quotes
Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the rest is filler.
Quotes to Explore
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I think women are really self-analytical in a way that men aren't.
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There's no shame in owning a New Kids on the Block t-shirt. They were my first concert when I was eight.
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We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
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When you're told to go brief a United States senator on a covert operation, you go do it. And you trust the information isn't going to leak.
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Faith is trust in ultimate meaning.
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I don't know the right way to retire.
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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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You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's.
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Our career had a sort of funny shape.
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Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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I'm not a wimpy kid at all. I don't care what other people think - I only care what I think about myself.
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My eyes aren't special, my nose isn't special, my mouth isn't special.
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That's why I had to leave Hair on Broadway, because I did it for about a year, and one night I was doing the show, and I realized, well, this is not real. I told the director. He says, man, it was a killer show tonight.
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Most of my fights are intelligent.
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Never be afraid of the moments-thus sings the voice of the everlasting.
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Never should the power of an individual be allowed to impede the progress of the rest of the nation; never should the power of a nation be allowed to impede the progress of mankind.
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I have no idea what 'method actor' means.
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Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the rest is filler.
