Douglas Coupland Quotes

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

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: December 30, 1961

Topics

BirdsProveStriveMiracleMayUs

The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love.

Joe E. Lewis

FunnyLoveYouWayTaxesWell

For some reason, I never watched Lifetime but just discovered it. I was like, 'Oh, it's all rom-coms!'

Jenny Slate

NeverReasonLifetimeJustLikeOh

In coming to that agreement, my party had a clear philosophy throughout. In Northern Ireland, we should have institutions that respected the differences of the people and that gave no victory to either side.

John Hume

PeopleVictoryPhilosophyDifferences

I don't know what drives me.

Rob Lowe

MeKnowDrives

I have an idea for a movie called 'The Walken Dead' which is about a town where, instead of zombies, everyone becomes Chris Walken.

Robin Williams

DeadEveryoneWhereIdeaTownMovie

In 2010, there were 57 lawyers, zero manufacturers, and way too many career politicians in the United States Senate.

Ron Johnson

LawyersCareerWayPoliticiansZero

I've loved Danielle Spencer since 1989 - that's never going to change - and that's one of those things where I stare at her and go, 'How did it fail?' I still can't work it out, because my feelings for her have never changed.

Russell Crowe

WorkChangeLovedFeelingsGoNever

Imagine being a running back or a receiver. You get tackled, and then when you get up, you're surrounded by a bunch of guys, and they're all screaming and yelling at you... Mentally, it wears on you, like, 'God, how long can I do this?' It's a mental thing.

Mike Daniels

GodLongYouBackUpMental

The number one problem companies have during the Y Combinator interview is that a minute into the interview, we don't know what they do. It's the same problem with the application. You might think we're experts, but you still have to explain it to us.

Michael Seibel

ThinkProblemYouKnowExplainSame

And I like the idea of change. Because I don't see why we should hang a painting on the wall and then just not think of it anymore because it's there like a piece of furniture.

Minoru Yamasaki

ChangePaintingThinkFurnitureWall

I am very chaotic; I am always late and walking into things.

Lucy Punch

I AmWalkingLateAlwaysThingsAm

I think there's going to be something that happens now, where books move in two directions, one toward digitized formats and one toward remembering what's nice about the physicality of them.

Jonathan Safran Foer

ThinkNiceNowTwoRememberingMove

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