Douglas Coupland Quotes

Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DayProblemYouHumanSeeUp

I've gone through a whole series of careers where something started as a hobby of some kind. Almost everything I've been paid to do was something that was largely self-taught.

John Knoll

HobbyKindEverythingGoneSomething

I think greatness is always good for the NBA. Great players, great teams - it's always good for the NBA.

Jeff Van Gundy

GoodGreatGreatnessThinkAlways

I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.

Tracy Austin

TitleMixedDoublesWonWimbledon

I'm a big defense hawk and a big fiscal conservative, but in this case, Pakistan continues to imprison the man who gave us Osama bin Laden and continue to have a major ideological bent within the middle echelons of their government that, I think, should cause all of us pause given the size and nature of their nuclear arsenal.

Trent Franks

NatureManGovernmentThinkPause

The longer one is alone, the easier it is to hear the song of the earth.

Robert Anton Wilson

AloneSongEarthEasierHearLonger

If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. You are identifying, in one way or another, with the people on the screen.

Roger Ebert

CarExperiencePeopleYouSecurity

Our country presents on every side the evidences of that continued favor under whose auspices it, has gradually risen from a few feeble and dependent colonies to a prosperous and powerful confederacy.

Martin Van Buren

PowerfulCountrySideColoniesWhose

Social media and personalization are providing both brand advertisers and end-users with hyper-targeted choices and opportunities for double-digit growth.

Jay Samit

GrowthSocial MediaOpportunities

The problem most people make with their media presence is they're trying to craft a media presence as opposed to just consistently publishing who they are.

Jason Calacanis

PeopleProblemMediaTryingCraft

Meetings should be like salt - a spice sprinkled carefully to enhance a dish, not poured recklessly over every forkful. Too much salt destroys a dish. Too many meetings destroy morale and motivation.

Jason Fried

MotivationMeetingsToo MuchSpice

I just don't get boys; I don't really get men.

Cheryl Cole

MenGetJustReally

I'm just another guy who thinks he's smarter than he is, in a long line of them.

Colin Quinn

LongLineGuyJustWhoHe

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