Douglas Coupland Quotes
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I felt nobody would understand what was going on in my mind.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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We are all in this together. We will all make it or none of us will make it. If everyone cleans up their act except one big ole country, it isn't going to work.
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People associate girls with long blonde hair with the girls in 'Clueless' or 'Legally Blonde.' You can't be smart and educated and have an opinion because you are supposed to be stupid.
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If I take a less defensive tone, I'd admit that I couldn't write today a very jazzy, contemporary look at America as I did in 1979 in States of Desire.
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If you wouldn't write it and sign it, don't say it.
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I don't feel badly about that. There's a lot of energy on the golf course. The guys are playing great. I like the pairings in the afternoon. I'm going to take what we've got.
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I spent most of my career in hi tech, not in politics.
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Parents who wonder where the younger generation is going should remember where it came from.
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Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.
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We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity.
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During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet.
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That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.
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When I was really little, my favorite book was 'The BFG'. I read it - my teacher in, like, first grade read it to us. I love that book.
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For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to be worshipped, since His religion requires us to believe that He is the one and only God.
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No one will be forced to take the public option. The word option means choice.
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Robin Williams was a wonderful, kind, and generous man. One important thing I remember about his personality is that he was unassuming - he never acted as if he was powerful or famous.
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I know the situations that we do every week are all ones that I encounter in my life or will encounter.
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The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique period of human life.
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I'm trying to capture a moment. It's not about the singer at the microphone. I'm trying to look for, like, a moment in between.
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I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.
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Using the popularity of television channels, he is selling drugs which are adulterated. This is a huge breach of trust to his followers.
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When we all met her, we instantly knew she was the only person to share the rest of the journey with us.
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I'm agoraphobic. I can't deal with crowds.
