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Douglas Coupland Quotes

I've always thought that you live in the present, you live in a specific present. You are writing, present tense, so write in the present as it is.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Live Writing Thought Present You

WWE is a global juggernaut; it is the pinnacle. It is a global entity. You have superstars from Australia, China, Japan.

You Australia China Global Japan

I think celebrity has become almost normalized. I feel like we all live our lives in a pale imitation of celebrity. With Facebook, we choose a photo that is not too good a photo - we're more arch than that. We're our own celebrity publicists. We understand it so innately.

Good Live Think Feel Choose Become

The fact is, the Middle East has been going crazy for 50, 60, 70 years. So it's not like, 'Oh, I need an ISIS joke.'

Crazy Need Years Joke Going Middle

I always feel like I want more time with my kids. But I reject the notion that you can't have it all. I think you can: just not necessarily in abundance.

Time Think Feel You Abundance Want

I do believe very much in the idea of unexpected or 'convulsive' beauty - beauty in the service of liberty.

Jeff Vandermeer

Beauty Service Believe Unexpected

Sometimes these challenges naturally select more chefs that can think on their feet very quickly. There are chefs I know who won't put things on the menu unless they've tried it four or five times. So you just naturally select a certain kind of chef, people who maybe don't win a bunch of challenges but they hang around.

People Chef Challenges Win Think

I was going to be a teacher. I was applying to graduate school when I got the call to do 'Same Love,' actually. I was gonna go to Boston University for my masters in teaching.

Love Teacher School Go Boston Same

But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.

Great Insecurity Financial Rejection

I don't go to the movies because I don't like films.

Go Movies Because Like Films

The thing about the Internet is we take everything too far. Once something becomes 'popular' in our realm, it's everywhere, and I get sick of hearing about it quickly.

Sick Internet Everything Hearing Get

I have - and always will - stand up against efforts to limit a woman's right to choose.

Woman Stand Up Stand Choose Limit

I support myself. My wife and I together - it's all our household. I'm really proud of that.

Myself Together Wife Support Proud

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