Douglas Coupland Quotes

Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LoveDepressionYouTakingLots

I live in Dublin, God knows why. There are greatly more congenial places I could have settled in - Italy, France, Manhattan - but I like the climate here, and Irish light seems to be essential for me and for my writing.

John Banville

LiveGodLightMeWritingWhy

I'm somebody's who's in favor of transparency and openness.

John Barrasso

TransparencyFavorSomebodyOpenness

I think - actually, I know - that I am, without a doubt, the world's worst drummer.

Matty Mullins

I AmWorldThinkDoubtKnowDrummer

I want to make it so that it's OK to not be OK.

Mauro Ranallo

WantMakeOK

I naturally, when I make beats, aim for a darker tone just because I've always preferred those types of feelings.

Metro Boomin

FeelingsJust BecauseAimAlways

Bureaucrats behave very differently than a private-sector manager because their motivations are different. Permanent bureaucrats, no matter how senior, worry about their next job.

John Sununu

JobWorryManagerMatterPermanent

A military base in a country like Afghanistan is also a web of relationships, a hub for the local economy, and a key player in the political ecosystem.

Anand Gopal

KeyPoliticalCountryRelationships

If we are to maintain a relevant and just industry, we must all open our eyes to the obvious lack of equality in wages, representation, and access.

Jay Duplass

EyesEqualityOpenIndustryObvious

It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying.

Christy Turlington

BetterSmokingTryEndureDying

You're isolated as a writer, so I always envied people who could get up early and drive to work and fit into society.

Aram Saroyan

WorkPeopleSocietyDriveYouEarly

I feel that I've worked with a lot of interesting people, and I have no regrets. I'm just curious about what I might have done if I'd had people in my life then who did explain what the publicity game was.

Annabella Sciorra

LifeCuriousPeopleGameMy Life

It occurred to me that I just didn't see how I could go ahead and continue to eat meat. It just seemed so... cannibalistic to me. And so, I'm a vegetarian, and I have been ever since.

Alice Paul

MeGoAheadEatMeatSee

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