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Douglas Coupland Quotes

Figure out what it is in life you don't do well, and then don't do it.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: canadian
Birth: December 30, 1961

Topics

Life You Out Well Figure Then

In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined.

You Professional Personal Actor Your

Even though I'm an actor, I'm a very bad liar.

Liar Bad Actor Even Though Very

I just don't do anything fun anymore. But, that's dying, isn't it? I mean, you die in stages, right? You let things go in pieces.

Fun Die You Go Mean Right

I've found that using historical material and being rooted in historical material is liberating because I always think to myself, 'Well, this actually happened, and this is fantastic!' That's why I don't like fantasy, in a way. Because it's sort of in emptiness.

Myself Think Why Fantasy Way Always

Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican nominee in 1952, made a strong public commitment to ending the war in Korea, where fighting had reached a stalemate.

Commitment War Ending Strong Where

As an athlete you want to be able to choose something that you haven't already achieved. Is it different distances, or do you come back and defend your titles? It depends what your coach says.

You Choose Back Want Athlete Coach

Times have changed since 2002 when I won a spot in the group 'Popstars.' Back in the day we would get fan letters in the mail, now you can find anyone and contact people. It's incredible how fans can have a personal connection, share photos, stories.

Day People You Connection Back Find

Also, when you escape a Communist regime, you treasure liberty and you understand that as government and state expand, liberty must contract.

Government You Treasure Liberty Must

Music is the language of the angels. You can hear just one or two chords, one or two notes of a song, and bam - you're right back there, you're right back in that moment, you're back in that day, you're back at that prom, you're back in the car.

Car Music Moment Day Song Language

The 'teavangelicals' of the 21st century have flipped the script, turning their ideas about Christianity, social responsibility, and care for the downtrodden into a mythology of Christian founding fathers.

Responsibility Ideas Care Christian

My mom is definitely my rock.

Mother's Day Mom Rock Definitely

My brother and I were still in high school playing football, and we were both middleweight, and we couldn't find anyone else to fight in our weight class, so we'd fight each other. I was a stand-up fighter, and Ike was a weaving type of fighter, and we fought that way out there at Cy Young's farm, and we put on quite a show.

Football Fight School Brother Farm

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