Douglas Coupland Quotes

When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of those gyms their scary-looking gym equipment, and they're going to assume that we were a culture obsessed with torture.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FutureCultureGymFindCalifornia

You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.

Jimmy Carter

GodServiceConflictPublic Service

If you can lessen the chance of a bad injury by being strong, you have to do it.

Joel Parkinson

ChanceStrongYouBadBeingInjury

I like to say that a 'Times' editorial presents a strong opinion based on reality.

Andrew Rosenthal

OpinionStrongRealitySayLike

I had a philosophy, which may have been proven right, that directing isn't as hard as everyone says it is.

Matthew Vaughn

PhilosophyHardRightEveryoneMay

My friend has a baby. I'm recording all the noises he makes so later I can ask him what he meant.

Steven Wright

FriendBabyI CanAskHimRecording

If you're a writer, you're constantly doubting yourself.

Tom King

YourselfYouWriterConstantly

Any place is good for eavesdropping, if you know how to eavesdrop.

Tom Waits

GoodYouPlaceKnowHowAny

We can feel joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year!

Russell M. Nelson

DayJoyBad DayFeelWeekYear

People are always defining and re-defining music. My style of playing has been characterized as smooth jazz and acid jazz. I listen as I play; I'm not caught up in defining the type of music I play.

Roy Ayers

MusicStylePeoplePlayJazzListen

So as I look at transitioning to the communication platforms of the future, I see that the beauty of Internet protocols is you get the separation of the layers between service and technology.

Michael K. Powell

CommunicationBeautyFutureService

The only thing I can expect from myself is to learn from each competition and improve.

Mirai Nagasu

MyselfCompetitionLearnI CanOnly

I live to laugh, and I laugh to live.

Milton Berle

LiveLaugh

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