Douglas Coupland Quotes
There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent.
Quotes to Explore
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I have to protect myself because people think that because you come into 25 million homes every week, they know you. I walk the line between being gracious and being rude.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.
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Women empowerment does not mean you create complex among men. Then it will take 20 more years to empower men. It is all about evolving as a soul, as a human being. It does not mean that you become a sexist.
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Religion is induced insanity.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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One of the pleasures of getting older and making a living the way you want to is that your social circle becomes rarified, and the people who enter have been vetted.
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I don't like to direct myself.
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I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get.
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I'm really looking forward to working with Meghan Trainor because that's in the pipeline, and I'm eager for it to really happen.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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While I was serving in the Florida Senate, American soldiers were being killed in Iraq, a war we should have never started, and often by Iranian proxies and their improvised explosive devices.
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I don't accept gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody's perfect.
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I like to start with the ordinary, and then nudge it, and then think, 'What happens next, what happens next?'
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I used to stay up all night playing 'Resident Evil 2,' and it wouldn't stop until the sun came up. Then I'd walk outside at dawn's first light, looking at the empty streets of London, and it was like life imitating art. It felt like I'd stepped into an actual zombie apocalypse.
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I am not sure just what the unpardonable sin is, but I believe it is a disposition to evade the payment of small bills.
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I have great respect for the unconditional teachers called books. Because from a book, you can either learn, or you can’t.
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I started in a band called 'Timbiriche', we toured the world when I was 8; I have 23 albums.
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There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent.
