Douglas Coupland Quotes

I miss the reference section at the library. I used to go there twice a week on missions. Now everywhere's a research library and I can't get an elitist kick from it any more.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ResearchLibraryWeekGoNowMore

A lack of reform - particularly in international tax - has hurt our ability to compete in a global economy by keeping U.S. corporate cash overseas and reducing domestic investment, slowing economic growth.

John Delaney

GrowthHurtTaxInvestmentEconomy

Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think.

Maya Lin

AgeThinkYouTeachersCloserYour

I never met Barbara Cartland. But now that I'm working on her life, I wish I had. I think there was a lot of pathos in it and I'm intrigued by her.

Mel Smith

LifeThinkWishNowNeverI Wish

African American women, and moms in particular, are evicted at disproportionately high rates.

Matthew Desmond

WomenAmericanHighAfrican American

I can't be smug, because I know that you can lose anything at any point. And I can't be angry, because I haven't lost it.

Michael J. Fox

AngryYouLoseLostKnowAnything

I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch.

Rita Ora

ParentsGrowing UpStartRememberUp

It's true, I'm the youngest, highest-grossing French director. I have a few records, but no one knows or simply doesn't care. That's good, because I like that. Ultimately, I want to keep working, making a lot of movies, and get better at it. It's about finding great scripts and bringing them to life.

Louis Leterrier

LifeGoodGreatCareBetterFinding

I watch a lot of U.S. comedy, shows such as 'Eastbound & Down' and 'Veep.' I love Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her character in that show.

Julia Davis

LoveCharacterComedyDownWatch

As I started college, I started to build software products that I could sell to people over the Web.

Jon Oringer

PeopleCollegeBuildSoftwareOver

You become more tolerant when you become older. You're not interested in rapping people over the knuckles; you're interested in understanding them.

Claire Tomalin

PeopleUnderstandingYouBecomeMore

It's hard to come into a new relationship with food unless you're engaged in an interactive way at an early age; it's hard to change your values.

Alice Waters

ChangeAgeRelationshipFoodYou

I think musicians have always been drinking and sharing a good wine. It is, I hate to say this, another form of vice.

Tom Araya

GoodHateThinkWineMusiciansSay

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