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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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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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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Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.
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My absolute dream would be to play for Manchester United and help them reach the goals they have.
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Most times, you walk into a room, and you don't really have a starting point. You have to create the starting point, and normally you'd do that by thinking of a title or a concept for a song, then working back from there.
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My work life is pretty much the opposite of what you would expect.
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Improvisation is terribly haphazard.
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I used to always think I had to have a reason to record my observations of the day, or even my emotions, but now I think simply being alive is more than enough reason.
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I'm agoraphobic. I can't deal with crowds.
