Douglas Coupland Quotes
I'm a visual thinker. Research tells us that only 20 per cent of people think visually. So what about the other 80 per cent? Don't they think in pictures? I mean if you imagine washing and preparing potatoes you visualise the process, right?
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I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.
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It's really hard for kids nowadays: you can get a decent education, but there are no jobs out there. You worry about how they are ever going to afford to live anywhere.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
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Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
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'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
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My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.
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Sometimes people will come up in the street and say: 'My daughter loves you, will you sign an autograph for her?' And some people send me stuff. I don't mind it at all: as a sportswoman, you owe them because they support you.
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I'm a slow starter, but it's time to flip on the switch.
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You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book?
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All businesses and jobs depend on a vast number of people, often unnoticed and unthanked, without which nothing really gets done. They are all human and deserve respect and gratitude.
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Most people think that being in a band is like, "Woah", just touring around and having fun and cocktails...
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I'm a visual thinker. Research tells us that only 20 per cent of people think visually. So what about the other 80 per cent? Don't they think in pictures? I mean if you imagine washing and preparing potatoes you visualise the process, right?
