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" Headwise, I always kind of knew that everyone goes grey in our family very early - and I was like, it works for me. I started growing my beard, and it changes the shape of your skull and your face, and I started seeing my mother's side of the family in myself for the first time. "

Douglas Coupland

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Family

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" My goal is just to be respected as a man when I walk down the street with my family. I don't care what your job is, you're not gonna talk down to me, you're not gonna try to get a rise out of me. I'm a man first. And in establishing that, some interesting things have happened. "

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" Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain. "

" My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually start a book about them. Then, they become so real to me I talk about them at the dinner table as if they are real. Some people consider this weird. But my family understands. "

" There is a core value I wanted to illuminate: No matter what kind of family you have - straight, gay, married, single parent, separated, no kids, two kids, 20 kids, whatever - we all go through the human comedy. But if the bonds are strong enough, and the desire is there, you can get to the other side, still together and still a family. "

" Probably the worst time in a person's life is when they have to kill a family member because they are the devil. But otherwise it's been a pretty good day. "

" It's sort of a law of the art world: The stuff that grows in importance is only the stuff you bought because it wowed you. "

" Like many of my fellow millennials, I do not consider myself categorically Republican or Democrat. More than party affiliation, I vote on based on what I believe is right, for my family and for my country. Sometimes it's a tough choice. "

" I feel very lucky. My family and I have worked hard, and I feel very grateful. "

" To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others. "

" Most time capsules, when they're unearthed, are really awful. There's nothing good in them. "

" As a form of escapism, yearning for the 20th century is understandable, but in practice it would be horrible - sort of like going on a holiday promising yourself you could go without the Internet, only to crumble and walk in a daze to the local Internet cafe to gorge on connectivity. "

" When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family. "

" I'm very focused on what I do professionally, and I'm very focused on my family, and I don't really get too stressed out about what people say or what other people think. In fact, it's not on my radar at all. If there's anything negative, I don't want to know about it. I just do my own thing and get on with my life. "

" Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. "

" I don't believe in revenge. When people are bullies it's because of a deeper-rooted issue - either their family life is tough or they're being bullied by someone bigger than they are. "

" The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish. "

" The one thing about my life that's different from others is that I wake up for no one, and for some reason, that's just good for your creativity. "

" You can love and hate your family with equal measure, but the power of the bond you have to have with them, you can't really ever walk away. "

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" I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the 11th never happened. "

Douglas Coupland

You

Mind

" A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father. "

" We spend to pretend that we're upper class. And when the dust clears - when bankruptcy hits or a family member bails us out of our stupidity - there's nothing left over. Nothing for the kids' college tuition, no investment to grow our wealth, no rainy-day fund if someone loses her job. "

" I kind of wonder if creativity is all morphing into one big thing that's not even art, but something universal and bigger. "

" A happy family is but an earlier heaven. "

" Kids can learn a lot about necessities and wants by recognizing what people live without. A common routine, but one that should not be overlooked, is having a family donation to a charity for those less fortunate. Ask your kids to search for items, toys, or clothes that they no longer use and contribute those items a collection box. "