Douglas Coupland Quotes

As a form of escapism, yearning for the 20th century is understandable, but in practice it would be horrible - sort of like going on a holiday promising yourself you could go without the Internet, only to crumble and walk in a daze to the local Internet cafe to gorge on connectivity.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WalkYourselfPracticeInternetYou

I was a very, I think, lonely kid, very introspective. I felt very much at odds with my environment and my culture... Probably a genetic flaw. I can't really explain it.

Maxine Kumin

CultureThinkLonelyEnvironmentKid

I am still looking for the modern equivalent of those Quakers who ran successful businesses, made money because they offered honest products and treated their people decently... This business creed, sadly, seems long forgotten.

Anita Roddick

BusinessMoneyI AmPeopleLooking

There are technologies you couldn't predict at all when I started.

John Ratzenberger

YouPredictStartedTechnologies

I loved doing 'Rock of Ages' in N.Y. and that, but its such a large scale, and so many things go into it.

Tom Lenk

LovedDoingGoRockThingsLarge

I try to sing every number to the best of my ability, and I am glad people like it. I believe every number is special with a soul of its own.

Mohit Chauhan

BestSoulI AmPeopleBelieveTry

Being a mum makes you more aware of how short life is and how important it is to enjoy every minute because you have less time for yourself. A day doesn't have 24 hours any more - it only lasts 10, or eight. So you learn to get rid of all the parasites. I'm not talking about people, but things that could be toxic for happiness.

Ludivine Sagnier

LifeHappinessTimeDayYourself

My family comes first. Maybe that's what makes me different from other guys.

Bobby Darin

FamilyMeFirstDifferentGuys

There are great comic books, these great geniuses that manage to tell you a story in one frame, and that became the thing that opened my eyes.

Pierre Coffin

EyesGreatStoryYouFrameTell

As busy as I claim to be, I've still got the greatest job in the world.

Peter Criss

JobWorldBusyGreatestGotClaim

Old men are cantankerous: they like to get their own way.

Peter Hook

MenWayOldOwnGetOld Men

I've been to Afghanistan and Iraq a few times, and then I've done deployments elsewhere - with Special Forces, we go all over the place.

Tim Kennedy

PlaceGoDoneSpecialOverForces

So we gravitated to shows and issues and causes that made people care.

Norman Lear

PeopleCareMadeIssuesCauses

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