Douglas Coupland Quotes

Time perception is very much about how you sequence your activities, how many activities you layer overtop of others, and the types of gaps, if any, you leave in between activities.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimePerceptionYouOthersLeave

Let's recreate the equivalent of the Met Ball in Europe and, rather than for the museum, give the money to environmental causes.

Jochen Zeitz

MoneyEnvironmentalMuseumEurope

We definitely weren't poor growing up, but we weren't rich.

Matt Kemp

Growing UpRichGrowingPoorUp

When I first started on 'Medium,' they didn't like me growing my hair too long. But I was freaked out when the hairdresser cut off even an inch.

Sofia Vassilieva

MeHairLongGrowingFirstOut

No offense, but I don't get the whole concept of arranged marriage. I'd rather know the person who I'll settle down with.

Sidharth Malhotra

MarriageDownPersonKnowSettle

I had years of therapy to recover from this. A lot of it had to with being a people pleaser, being the ultimate good girl. I wanted everyone to like me. I didn't really have a voice. I was afraid of growing up.

Tracey Gold

GoodGirlPeopleMeGrowing Up

I had a lot of different jobs.

Jason Pierre-Paul

DifferentJobsLotHad

I think whether you're a movie critic and have seen a million movies, or you're just a normal popcorn movie watcher, you can tell the difference when someone is just laying it on too thick.

Josh Peck

ThinkSomeoneYouMoviesPopcorn

Rock's so good to me. Rock is my child and my grandfather.

Chuck Berry

GoodChildMeGrandfatherRock

The ultimate proof of confidence for a small-business owner is, are they hiring employees?

Brad D. Smith

ConfidenceEmployeesHiringProof

All I can say is it's improper to criticize someone 30 years later.

Bobby Clarke

SomeoneI CanSayYearsCriticize

I believe that Israel is much stronger than many of its leaders.

Ariel Sharon

BelieveStrongerI BelieveIsrael

Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for.

Peggy Fleming

LifeMusicGivingSkatingSomething

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