Douglas Coupland Quotes

Americans are a quarter of a billion people who have almost nothing in common except for the fact they've been told they have lots in common.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PeopleNothingQuarterCommonBeen

Money is not a fund of knowledge.

John Kluge

KnowledgeMoneyFund

We just make clothes, but for some, that's an important thing.

Robert J. Fisher

ClothesImportantMakeJustSome

Even when I get dressed up to go out, I never use too much makeup.

Ana Ivanovic

MakeupToo MuchDressedGoNeverUp

'What will people say?' is a feeling every Indian girl grows up with.

Amitabh Bachchan

GirlPeopleFeelingSayWillUp

I'm not the athlete I was when I was training for the Olympics in '92 or when I was working out every single day. I have to live in moderation: I work out three or four days a week, and I smile while I'm working out - I really do enjoy it. I work out with my girlfriends and make it a social competition.

Summer Sanders

WorkSmileLiveDayTrainingEnjoy

People aren't used to thinking of cultural forms spreading out across the full range of formal interactions - or what is called the 'text' in literary terms.

Tony Conrad

PeopleThinkingOutUsedTextRange

Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just democracy itself.

Shirin Ebadi

PeopleDemocracyWillWestJust

Healthcare should be between the doctor and the patient. And if the doctor says something needs to be done, the government should guarantee it gets paid for.

Michael Moore

GovernmentDoctorHealthcareDone

You know, if you love something, you should love it regardless of whether it costs five dollars or 500 or 5,000 dollars. Unfortunately, that's not the way our culture works, and we do collectively buy into this idea that things that are more expensive probably have more value.

Moby

LoveCultureValueYouKnowWay

I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free. Know what I'm saying? Move past the fear.

LL Cool J

FearDreamsYour DreamsPastSaying

It's hard to have money in the bank and want something and then not get it.

Donald Cerrone

MoneyWantBankHardSomethingGet

'Sons of Anarchy' has the perfect combination of character and action.

Christopher Golden

CharacterActionPerfectAnarchy

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