Douglas Coupland Quotes
If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.

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I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to see more.
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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.
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I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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Achievement results from work realizing ambition.
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Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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The fundamental goal of Republicans and Democrats is to get themselves re-elected.
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If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
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Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
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We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.
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Through the wholesale destruction of the representatives of a class that from the beginning of history had been the directing and creative force in civilization, a process began which was almost mechanical.
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The goal as a musician, I think, is to be able to make music as a living for the rest of your life.
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Blacks in the Caribbean, Britain, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the United States have low IQ scores relative to whites.
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The coffee shop is a great New York institution, but it has terrible coffee. And the more traditional coffee shops are trying to catch up with more sophisticated coffee drinkers.
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Music is a very powerful thing. If I'm angry, I can write a song about it, and it seems to make everything okay.
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Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
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I'm one of those people who think I can learn something from everybody.
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Most archaeology in London these days is rescue archaeology – projects designed to preserve as much as possible from the relentless cash-driven redevelopment. It’s not a new problem. Ask a medievalist about Victorian cellars or an Iron Age specialist about medieval ploughing – but take snacks, because you’re going to be there for a while.
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I think it's possible that China is ready for a serious change regarding its North Korean defector policy. Chinese people are starting to realize that so many defectors have been suffering in China, and it doesn't have to be this way.
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Courage, ne'er by sorrow broken!Aid where tears of virtue flow;Faith to keep each promise spoken!Truth alike to friend and foe!
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If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.