Douglas Coupland Quotes

A man in a bookstore buys a book on loneliness and every woman in the store hits on him. A woman buys a book on loneliness and the store clears out.

Douglas Coupland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LonelinessWomanManBookHimOut

I want to be a young mum and if I didn't have to work I'd have them tomorrow. I'd like three!

Jennifer Ellison

WorkTomorrowYoungThreeWantLike

I've never had vocal training. No one could ever say that they helped me carve what my voice has become. It's just been more of self-training: me just continuously going into the studio every night and trying out different beats.

Jeremih

TrainingMeNightVoiceTryingSay

Statehood is not a model for economic development; it is simply a way to organize a federation. What statehood does in fiscal and economic terms is apply uniform rules of the game to all states.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

GameRulesUniformDevelopmentWay

If you can't be honest with yourself, then you can't be honest with anybody.

Michael Beasley

YourselfYouHonestAnybodyThen

There's magic all around us: Our smartphones are magical, 3-D printers are magical. So I feel that as a magician, if I can pull off something that seems real and convincing enough that I can explain why it's happening and have people believe it, it really is fascinating. And funny.

Michael Carbonaro

FunnyPeopleBelieveEnoughMagic

Today, you can gain a bunch of followers doing a dance in a cute bikini, and suddenly, you're a superstar. Or you could just be a beautiful girl posting pictures of yourself and get discovered that way.

Amber Valletta

GirlTodayBeautifulCuteDanceYou

You go into battle with your strengths.

Anand Mahindra

BattleYouGoStrengthsYour

Making strong infrastructural reforms, particularly in the area of social security, that's not an appealing prospect for any country or for any political structure. But that's a reality.

Roberto Azevedo

StrongRealityPoliticalSecurity

For me, I'm sort of a wanna-be composer, and I love being involved with the arrangements.

Joshua Bell

LoveMeInvolvedBeingSortI Love

I love to work. You want to talk about natural highs? There's nothing like it.

Jolene Blalock

WorkLoveYouWantNothingTalk

The youth of France do not want a new neo-liberal contract.

Peter Hall

YouthNewWantContractFrance

I think as long as you wear your imperfections on your sleeve, people respect it more.

Shamir

RespectPeopleThinkLongYouMore

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