Douglas Coupland Quotes

Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CarAmericanLongApologizePass

It is pretty clear that they are ineffective in stopping the course of thought at present, but they have not always been so in the past and we cannot be sure that they will not be so in the future.

John Desmond Bernal

FuturePastThoughtPresentWill

I feel totally lucky and happy. I think a lot of young directors feel this way but you sort of, like, have a biological clock that starts ticking and you like feel like you aren't anything until you direct a movie and you need to find yourself and this is how you do it.

Max Winkler

YourselfHappyThinkFeelYouFind

In order to appreciate a great man, we must know his surroundings. We must understand the scope of the drama in which he played - the part he acted - and we must also know his audience.

Robert Green Ingersoll

GreatManAppreciateGreat ManDrama

In the '80s, Ronald Reagan inspired me to become politicized, because I grew up in that era when everything I cared about was under attack.

Michael Franti

MeBecomeEverythingInspiredUp

A seventeenth-century house can be recognized by its steep roof, massive central chimney and utter porchlessness. Some of those houses have a second-story overhang, emphasizing their medieval look.

John Updike

LookHouseRoofSomeChimneyHouses

I still party all the time and hang out with everyone who drinks, but I just don't personally, and don't really have the desire to get blitzed drunk any more.

Slash

TimeDrunkPartyDesireMoreOut

Novel-writing is, for the novelist, a game of let's pretend.

Philip Roth

GamePretendNovelist

When the initial effort of political and business leaders to influence public opinion on an issue is to threaten rather than to engage and persuade, they further arouse public opposition rather than win support.

Preston Manning

BusinessEffortSupportWinOpinion

You can't expect everyone to love you. I'm not someone who just wants to throw out hate, just because.

Khloe Kardashian

LoveHateSomeoneYouJust Because

I've always felt that Balanchine is my ultimate teacher. I learn the most from observing his work and also dancing in it.

Justin Peck

WorkTeacherLearnAlwaysDancing

I'm a huge comic book collector. When I was a kid, I had both Marvel and DC. I was my own librarian. I made card files. I had origin stories of all the characters, and cross-referenced when they appeared in other comic books. I was full on.

James Mangold

BookMy OwnKidOwnOriginMade

The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement tests are only part of what is required for success in life. Character skills are equally important determinants of wages, education, health and many other significant aspects of flourishing lives.

James Heckman

LifeEducationSuccessCharacter

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