Douglas Coupland Quotes

What exactly is it that humans do that is specifically human? There has to be something. How odd it is for billions of people to be alive, yet not one of them is really quite sure of what makes people people.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PeopleAliveHumanSomethingSure

There's a short chain between field and fork, and the shorter that chain is - the fresher, the more transparent that system is - the less chance there is of anything from bio-terrorism to pathogenicity to spoilage.

Joel Salatin

ChanceShortMoreAnythingSystem

Everybody keeps saying what a lucky coincidence that 'Newsies' is happening when it is, with things like Occupy Wall Street.

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

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The baby boomers have dropped the ball on their burden of responsibility.

Meghan McCain

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I didn't think it was special to be able to sing.

Amy Winehouse

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I'm just terrible with watching movies.

Alyson Stoner

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I have actual dreams of Bruce Springsteen calling me up on stage to wear a bandanna and play rhythm guitar next to Little Steven.

Tom Perrotta

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I sleep with my baby blanket, Kiki, that my nana made for me.

Rob Kardashian

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No one really knows the value of book tours. Whether or not they're good ideas, or if they improve book sales. I happen to think the author is the last person you'd want to talk to about a book. They hate it by that point; they've already moved on to a new lover. Besides, the author never knows what the book is about anyway.

Rosecrans Baldwin

GoodHateValueIdeasBookThink

I'm training at Phase 1 Sports in Las Vegas, and it's a very high-end training facility for a lot of top-level athletes. I have been able to add a lot of power and the endurance to keep that power going. I've always been powerful, but the muscle conditioning I've been able to add has been a tremendous amount of help.

Miesha Tate

PowerSportsTrainingHelpPowerful

You can't force your child to go to bed. Well, you can, but it doesn't work.

Monica Potter

WorkChildYouBedGoForce

I want to create music that moves me, not just music that is going to get me famous or make someone at a label happy.

Luke James

MusicHappyMeSomeoneCreateWant

I don't want to be defined solely by what I do as a jazz musician at a club or a festival. That's not all of me. It's not even close.

Jason Moran

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