Douglas Coupland Quotes

I think as a species we're not designed to be able to think more than one year into the future - if that. Even trying to imagine one year from now makes most people feel like they've been given a huge boring chunk of homework that's too hard to do.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Founding a company is a sheer act of will and tenacity in the face of immense skepticism from everyone - investors, customers, friends, family, and employees, to name a few.

Steve Blank

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I never imagined myself doing a one-man show. If I'm going to do one, I'd rather do one that breaks all the rules.

Steffan Rhodri

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Republicans are easy to make fun of.

Michelle Wolf

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I haven't read a single word that a critic has written about me since 1994.

Michael Mayer

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At the end of the year, you'll see my numbers. My numbers are always there.

Jose Reyes

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It is the truth of grace and not of the law that brings you true freedom. The truth of the law only binds you. In fact, religious bondage is one of the most crippling bondages with which a person can be encumbered. Religious bondage keeps one in constant fear, guilt, and anxiety.

Joseph Prince

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Bing Crosby sings like all people think they sing in the shower.

Dinah Shore

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It's so amazing, standing on the corner -this happened in Washington, D.C. - and somebody comes by in a Cadillac and you hear 'Manic Monday' on the radio, and you don't even know this person, and they're listening to it and singing along with it. Wow! Blows your mind.

Debbi Peterson

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I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.

Brian Tracy

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I can't dance anymore. Total knee replacements. I can't do anything anymore.

Annie Dillard

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I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the TV, rather than as a reflection of the people who are around us, truly.

Aloe Blacc

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The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.

William Osler

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