Douglas Coupland Quotes

There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less, and because numbness encourages laziness, you do fewer things, good or bad, and the world's probably a better place for it.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodTimeWorldBetterYouLaziness

I don't really get off on the anonymous love of strangers, which I think a lot of actors do. They're lacking something in their own personal lives, so they want the adoration of autographs and all that stuff.

John C. Reilly

LoveThinkStrangersWantPersonal

I was always a champion of the minority, of the underdog.

Jerry Heller

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George W. Bush said the reason the Oval Office is round is there are no corners you can hide in.

John Dickerson

YouHideSaidOfficeReasonRound

If an employer decides to flout the law, it may be guilty of criminal offences and subject to serious financial liability.

Robert Rinder

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I don't worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable.

Matt Dillon

CharacterWorryLongBelievable

I grew up admiring Phil Mickelson. He loves competing, and he loves the fans' support, similar to me. In terms of my playing style, Steve Stricker and I are similar.

Matt Kuchar

StyleSupportMeUpFansPlaying

This was 1978, when flying was still an occasion, a special grand event that took planning and care. I worked as a TWA flight attendant then. I stood in my Ralph Lauren uniform at the boarding door and smiled at the passengers through lips coated with lipstick that perfectly matched the stripe on my jacket. Mostly, the passengers smiled back.

Ann Hood

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The photograph of the Queen sitting stiffly across the table from Glasgow resident Susan McCarron is so natural and expressive that it looks utterly fake. It looks like an artist's portrait, complete with symbolism, humour and poignancy. No wonder the palace and the press have interpreted it in such different ways.

Amanda Foreman

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Biologically, I'm lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera.

Robert Carlyle

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I grew up in the church, and I went into the production of 'God Loves Uganda' intending to raise awareness of the abuse of religious power in Uganda, and after 30 public appearances, I have learned a lot about how people receive this sort of message.

Roger Ross Williams

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When I was a boy, my own dad told me in a smiling and wistful way that it's a wise man that knows his own father.

Michael Leunig

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Means must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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