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Douglas Coupland Quotes

The reason the future feels odd is because of its unpredictability. If the future didn't feel weirdly unexpected, then something would be wrong.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Future Feel Unexpected Wrong Reason

You have to fight really hard for a private life, and sometimes you don't have one. It just gets to you after a while. It's tough.

Life Fight Tough You Sometimes Hard

Trade, migration, and modern communications have given us networks of friends and associates in other countries. We owe them much, but the social contract with our fellow citizens at home brings unique rights and responsibilities that must sometimes take precedence, especially when they are as destitute as the world's poorest people.

Home People World Friends Unique

After 'Muriel's Wedding,' I first went to America, and I was sent all these scripts about fat girls overcoming hurdles. Something in me knew not to go down that road, even if it was a good script.

Good Me Road Overcoming Fat Wedding

Math was a two-part exam and I once didn't go for the second part. I knew I'd done so badly on the first it was hopeless. I re-took it about four or five times. I think I eventually got it by getting the top GCSE grade.

Think Go Done Hopeless First Top

We cannot give up on working toward that more perfect union.

Perfect More Up Give Working Union

Our guests, in fact, who buy online with Ulta Beauty and in our store is our best guest. But what she is buying online is quite incremental. She is not just replenishing like-items: she is buying new and exciting things all the time.

Beauty Time Best New She Buying

I love comedies, and I like sometimes comedies have a tendency to get a bit lazy. 'The Other Guys' was not lazy.

Louis Leterrier

Love Sometimes Lazy Get Like Guys

I can't stand accessories.

Stand Accessories

What having a child - and especially a daughter - has done is lifted more of the veil for me: allowed me to see things on another level compared to how I used to see them.

Daughter Child Me Done More See

An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

Truth Imagination Idea Putting

I've got the chance to make history, and that means such a lot to me.

History Me Chance Got Make Means

It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the preferred option, reference back to things which have been successful in the past. Also, people are simply not given the time to develop and find themselves and their audience as we were.

Time Past People Safety Back Find

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