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It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

~Douglas Adams

Topics: Account Allowed Anyone Capable Fact Facto Getting Job Least Made Must People President Rule Should Suited Themselves Those Want Well-Known Who

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Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

~Douglas Adams

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My general approach to opposition is where the government is getting something right, we should say so. And where we disagree with them, we should say so, too.

~Douglas Alexander

Topics: Approach Disagree General Getting Government Opposition Right Say Should Something Them Too Where

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I'm not patient - and I'm getting more impatient as I get older - but I am disciplined about writing, and I want that on my tombstone: 'He wasn't patient, but he was disciplined.'

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: About Am Disciplined Get Getting He Impatient More Older Patient Tombstone Want Writing I Am

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Books arrive in my head all at once, and then it becomes an 18-month process of getting it all down on paper.

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: Arrive Becomes Books Down Getting Head Once Paper Process Then

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Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence.

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: About Acknowledge Automatic Being Doors Enough Existence Famous Forget Getting Hard Just Our Supermarket World

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Life always kills you in the end, but first it prevents you from getting what you want.

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: Always End First Getting In The End Life Prevents Want You

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My father and Mary Pickford were the reigning stars of not just Hollywood but of the world. Well, to bear my father's name was hard enough, but to work in pictures to boot was pretty foolhardy. In fact, my father was totally against it. He thought I should be off getting a good education and go into some safe profession.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet.

~Douglas Feith

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The review I've been most offended by came when I played Hamlet. I'd always prided myself on being an 'invisible actor' and not getting in the way of the play. But this review didn't mention me once. That's worse than being insulted.

~Douglas Hodge

Topics: Actor Always Been Being Came Getting Hamlet Insulted Invisible Me Mention Most Myself Offended Once Play Played Review Than Way Worse

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