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" Data transmission is no longer something scary you don't want in your backyard. Now you want it directly in front of your house. "

Douglas Coupland

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" In Canada, we're happy to provide a safe haven for next-door neighbors in the middle of a marital dispute. And if anyone trips while crossing the border, we're happy to set their broken bones for free. "

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" I was at Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver for four years, and I loved it. "

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" In my mind, I've always checked out in 2037; that's always been my expiration date. I'll be 75. "

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" Whatever happened to books? Suddenly everybody's talking about these 100-hour movies called 'Breaking Bad'. People are talking about TV the same way they used to talk about novels back in the 1980s. I like to think I hang out with some pretty smart people, but all they talk about is 'Breaking Bad.' "

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" We want our idols to be dead because it makes death a much less scary place. "

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