"If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure."

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Douglas Coupland

#Failure Quotes #Doe Quotes #Looks Quotes

“Tests showed cancer of the larynx and the doctor advised an operation immediately. I was informed that my larynx had to be removed completely. I heard about Dr Breuss and went to see him....he prescribed the juice treatment....By the time I had completed this juice treatment I felt fit and once again had a good appetite. Despite my 72 years I felt my old self again.”
“Real crying usually lasts two minutes or less, but may continue for five. After that point, the child is merely complaining... I would require him to stop the protest crying, usually by offering him a little more of whatever caused the original tears.”
“Looking back, it's funny how the lighter family-friendly version of these classic Universal movie monsters that were satirized in The Munsters seduced me like a gateway drug into the genre.”
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is not limited to a system of beliefs; it is a plan of action.”
“[T]he seeds of [the Argument Culture] can be found our classrooms, where a teacher will introduce an article or an idea . . . setting up debates where people learn not to listen to each other because they're so busy trying to win the debate.”
“Who besides guys like me are part of the reality-based community?”

Source : "Faith, Certainty and the Presidency of George W. Bush" by Ron Suskind, www.nytimes.com. October 17, 2004.
“The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come.”
“Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.”

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