Douglas Coupland Quotes
Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor; we have a per capita income that is extremely low.
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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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If someone says, 'I love that lipstick,' I will always try to answer, honestly, if I know what color it is. It's a connective tissue.
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Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.
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I am a Bolshevik.
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I'm going to find solutions wherever I can. I think it's all a priority. You can't just say, 'OK, I'm going to work on this but not that.' You have to work on all of it.
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The two things that hit you when you meet someone are, first, how they're visually put together and then, what they tell you with the tone of their voice - whether or not they're to be taken seriously.
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I remember the Curia said, that's up to the American bishops, not up to Rome.
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My earlier exposure to physics certainly helped me in the use of biophysical techniques like crystallography, the use of computing, calculations, etc.
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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
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In my opinion, right up there with free public schools, our free public library system is what makes citizenship possible, even what makes America great.
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There is always something infinitely mean about other people's tragedies.
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I ask you, people who care about the soul of Ukraine, those who want to preserve the heart, the spirit and the faith of our country for future generations, to please defend it.
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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
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We are all seekers in some way. There are those of us who think they have all the answers and there are those of us who may never get an answer.
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I made a lot of mistakes growing up, trying so hard to fit in. I got so lost trying to please everybody.
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Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone. Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
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I would never complain about 'One Day' taking off, but it made me painfully self-conscious for a long time.
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Oh for craps sake. You're not dying again, are you? It's seriously inconvenient when you do that." -Aphrodite
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Everybody knows that smiling is for little girls, the gays and certain kinds of fish who are smiling by accident.
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Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war.
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Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive.
