Douglas Coupland Quotes
Lists only spell out the things that can be taken away from us by moths and rust and thieves. If something is valuable, don't put it in a list. Don't even say the words.
Quotes to Explore
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The difference between eccentricity and originality in historical studies is often difficult to detect at first encounter. When a radically new interpretation of a large segment of history makes its appearance, time is needed to sift the evidence.
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I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering.
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The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument may be distant from our shores, but it will help us understand how healthy marine ecosystems work and how we can revive troubled seas closer to home.
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I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore.
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The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it's two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it's a good thing.
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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.
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On the Internet, everybody has an opinion about everything, but if you're smart, you know when to keep your mouth shut.
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I remember seeing 'Gremlins' and having my mind blown and seeing 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' at 13, and it was this hugely aspirational experience.
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In the calculus of western interests, there is no suffering, whatever its scale, which cannot be justified. Chechens, Palestinians, Iraqis, Afghans, Pakistanis are of little importance.
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Don't take 'no' for an answer.
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The American Negro has no conception of the hundreds of millions of other non-whites' concern for him: he has no conception of their feeling of brotherhood for and with him.
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Perhaps the truest axiom in baseball is that the toughest thing to do is repeat.
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If I could only remember that the days were, not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one might dwell in safety and peace, but only food for the fires of the heart.
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I always had pressure on myself through my life. I put pressure on myself and not from other people. I always wanted to be one of the hottest rappers. So the pressure comes from myself.
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When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.
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Every thing in life that's first should be a celebration or celebrated with a lot of oomph.
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On the craft level, writing for children is not so different from writing for adults. You still have to have a story that moves forward. You still have to have the tools of the trade down. The difference arises in the knowledge of who you're writing for. This isn't necessary true of writing for adults.
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It turns out, the bikers and the truckers and people in dive bars are the nicest people in the world.
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Lists only spell out the things that can be taken away from us by moths and rust and thieves. If something is valuable, don't put it in a list. Don't even say the words.
