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Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and its been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries. – Doug Coupland

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Unhappiness is something we are never taught about we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesnt arrive. – Doug Coupland

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Happiness
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People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other peoples families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own. – Doug Coupland

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Family
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If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope of money at the end of it, it means they really want to be a musician. And if someone is writing now, there is no hope for money at the end of it. – Doug Coupland

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Rarely in modern times has there been such a revolution in commercial sentiment as occurred in 2008, or such a display in government and business of panic and helplessness. – James Buchan

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If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly. – Thomas Sowell

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Business

A business like acting is 90% luck. You can be a star one minute and out of work the next. – Amber Tamblyn

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Business

The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights. – J. Paul Getty

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Business

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