Douglas Coupland Quotes

I go to the gym three days a week. You have to or else - I don't want to be the guy that dies shoveling snow.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SnowWeekYouGymThreeWant

Terrorists continue to exploit divisions between law enforcement and the intelligence communities that limit the sharing of vital counterterrorism information.

Jim Sensenbrenner

IntelligenceLawLaw Enforcement

In New York I was always so scared of saying that I wrote fiction. It just seemed like, 'Who am I to dare to do that thing here? The epicenter of publishing and writers?' I found all that very intimidating and avoided writing as a response.

Jhumpa Lahiri

New YorkWritingSayingNewWho Am I

A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen that was a good director that I've admired knew exactly what he wanted to do. They didn't sit there and think about it.

John Milius

GoodThinkKnowWantDirectorSit

Michael Jackson carried urban America and eventually American society on his vocal cords for a good 25 to 30 years before even hip-hop became the vox populi of America, and then as an adult he shattered racial barriers.

Michael Eric Dyson

GoodSocietyAmericanAmericaRacial

The radio has so many rules, and songs don't. You don't necessarily write to a rule book unless you're, like, just doing it professionally, which has never been my thing.

Tom Petty

BookDoingYouRulesNeverRadio

No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen.

Minor White

SlowEnoughLongMatterPhotographer

Normally, when I read a script, I read 30 pages, and then go have a cup of tea and come back. And then, I read 20 pages and go make a phone call, and then go back to it.

Luke Pasqualino

TeaBackPhonePhone CallGoCup

We got extremely lucky. It's a tough business to work with.

Lloyd Banks

WorkBusinessToughLuckyGot

Economic growth driven by large-scale infrastructure investments without equitable provision of education will leave hundreds of millions of people behind, exacerbating inequality, disillusion, and instability.

Julia Gillard

EducationGrowthPeopleInequality

I don't think the AAA is an end in itself; we will maintain prudent financial management with or without the AAA.

Jay Weatherill

ManagementThinkFinancialEndWill

I'd like to get back home to Nova Scotia more, but thankfully, with technology you can call and text and FaceTime. But physically being in Toronto or Nova Scotia... there's nothing like it.

Diego Klattenhoff

HomeTechnologyYouBackNothing

I don't like camera trickery and editing and doubles and all of that.

Drew Barrymore

CameraEditingLikeDoublesTrickery

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