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Douglas Coupland Quotes

Who wants to talk on the phone? If you want to talk to me, text me. Or if we must, let's meet in person.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Me You Phone Person Want Meet

In the city, we work until quitting time. On the farm, we work until the job is finished.

Work Time Job City Farm Quitting

Unfortunately, as you hire more people, the casual, informal 'do what it takes' culture, which worked so well at less than 40 people, becomes chaotic and less effective.

Culture People You More Casual Hire

I can't tell you the amount we plan to invest in new acquisitions because that will depend on the opportunities that become available to us.

Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber

Opportunities Plan You New Become

My mother was a very talented artist. When she was in jail, we'd write letters back and forth; that was pretty much the only form of communication we had.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Communication Mother Artist Back She

The Mekons were kind of like the background music of my life.

Jonathan Franzen

Life Music My Life Kind Background

I do have a Twitter account, and there's a woman at my agency who got that all set up for me. I don't know how many followers I have. It's not one of those things I check on a regular basis.

Christian Slater

Woman Me Know Up Check Followers

When I played, I had a natural ability to jump and run, and I just wanted to get bigger and heavier.

Jump Run Ability Bigger Natural Get

Here is the surprising truth: It's often easier to make something 10 times better than it is to make it 10 percent better.

Truth Better Something Here Percent

If people want to keep their kid on their insurance at 26, fine. We've got to make sure no American gets turned back for pre-existing conditions, that's fine.

People American Insurance Back Want

I'm blessed in my good friends, and some of them happen to be writers, though that's almost never what our friendships are about. And every writer I've ever read, living or dead, has in one way or another helped and inspired. I have a feeling it's important not to mix the two up.

Good Blessed Friends Good Friends

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress, but actually only some people progress. The rest of the people don't.

Life Progress People Rest Think

It would be very, very dangerous for a wire walker to experience fear while he is balancing on the wire. Fear has its place on earth, before and maybe after a high-wire walk, but not during for me.

Fear Experience Walk Me Place Earth

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