Douglas Coupland Quotes

A vast percentage of the human race is literally not wired neurologically to get irony. Well more than half of humanity takes life at face value, which is to me terrifying.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeValueMeFaceHumanityRace

We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.

Joe Biden

FireSocietyMustIdealismOur

I've always been a big fan of Mariah Carey. I think it's her personality. As much as she has an amazing voice, she has a crazy personality and I love the fact that she's not afraid to hide that.

Jessica Mauboy

LovePersonalityAmazingCrazyThink

I performed adequately at school, but in comparison to my older brother, who set the record for the highest cumulative average for our high school, my performance was decidedly mediocre.

Steven Chu

SchoolBrotherPerformanceHighSet

In a lot of ways, success is much harder than I thought it would be. I figured that you'd get here and then everything would be happily ever after. But, it's hard work, almost harder once you're successful because you've got to maintain it.

Steven Wright

WorkHard WorkSuccessThoughtYou

When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?'

Steve Toltz

PeopleMeBookThinkingYouCopy

The new Pirates! builds on that legacy delivering an even more powerful and fun experience to players... and is still unmatched in offering a blend of genres in one great game.

Sid Meier

GreatExperienceFunLegacyGame

David Ben-Gurion was a mythic figure, the founding father of Israel and a modern-day prophet, but he was also a real man who stormed through history on human legs. It was my great privilege to know him and work with him for many years.

Shimon Peres

WorkFatherHistoryGreatManKnow

It's from being melancholy and having my human down experiences that I learn, that I overcome, that I transform - and these realizations I put into song. That's what I choose to put in my backpack and carry with me around the world.

Jason Mraz

MeWorldSongLearnChooseDown

We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none.

Christian Nestell Bovee

NatureLimitsNoneSetDesiresOur

I realize that I had always in my heart of hearts planned to write a biography of Marie Antoinette.

Antonia Fraser

HeartWriteRealizeAlwaysPlanned

I don't think any person has any special knowledge about what God has planned for me and you any more than me and you do.

Willie Nelson

GodKnowledgeMeThinkYouPerson

I don't feel that I'm strictly Danish; I don't feel that my sense of humor is strictly Danish or my human sensibility is strictly Danish.

Susanne Bier

HumorFeelSense Of HumorHuman

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