Douglas Coupland Quotes

I'm not a hoarder, I'm a collector: if you have something you like, every time you see it, you have a little happy hit.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeHappyYouSeeLittleSomething

I've always been a firm believer that soul music never dies. The artists we still listen to today, years after their music was first heard are mostly soul artists; Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan. We still sing along to all of them with our hearts.

Jill Scott

MusicTodaySoulListenNeverFirst

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

Jerzy Kosinski

PeopleLookTakeBooksOtherHomes

I always find that really interesting, you know, when I get to see characters that I love in TV and film and theater around their family.

Jesse Williams

FamilyLoveInterestingYouFind

For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult.

John Cho

MeInterestingCareerDifficultMost

I think it quite likely that we are the only civilization within several hundred light years; otherwise we would have heard radio waves.

Stephen Hawking

LightWavesThinkCivilizationRadio

Freedom of religion is a principle that is central to our Nation's Declaration of Independence. Congress has taken this positive step to protect our freedom to express allegiance to America's flag and the ideals it represents.

Ron Lewis

PositiveFreedomReligionStepFlag

I'm a virtuoso in my job in that there's not an actor I can't go into a scene with and be absolutely confident that, whatever is required of my character, I can do it.

Russell Crowe

CharacterJobConfidentI CanGo

The problem with doing physically ambitious art is that to view it, you still have to be in your physical body.

Molly Crabapple

ArtViewProblemDoingYouBody

You can't look at the problem and say, 'I want them to do more, better, faster miracles - and not invest in research, not invest in development, and have those miracles delivered to me free.' It's unrealistic.

Dean Kamen

MeResearchFreeBetterProblemYou

My very first tattoo was a crown of thorns around my upper left arm that I have since gotten covered up, because I got it right before Pamela Anderson came out with 'Barb Wire.'

Brett Young

CrownTattooFirstRightOutThorns

That's one thing: When I left Notre Dame, when I left every school, what I'm the proudest of is we never compromised the rules, never were on probation, never had any major problems of any kind.

Ara Parseghian

SchoolProblemsRulesKindNever

India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator.

Winston Churchill

IndiaMoreNationUnitedThanTerm

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