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NOSTALGIA IS A WEAPON
Douglas Coupland
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Douglas Coupland
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: December 30
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Lists only spell out the things that can be taken away from us by moths and rust and thieves. If something is valuable, don't put it in a list. Don't even say the words.
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With the first drink comes the truth, with the second drink comes wishful thinking, and with the third drink come the lies.
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The capacity for not feeling lonely can carry a very real price, that of feeling nothing at all.
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Here's my theory about meetings and life: the three things you can't fake are erections, competence and creativity.
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I think, there are people for whom freedom is a bigger, more important thing than stability.
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There's nothing cute or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off.
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As the expression goes, we spend our youth attaining wealth, and our wealth attaining youth.
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I used to care about how other people thought I led my life. But lately I've realized that most people are too preoccupied with their own lives to give anybody else even the scantiest of thoughts.
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We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid.
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Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them.
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I like having a beard. My beard changes my face shape and allows me to see in it family members who I love and can't see otherwise.
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