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Douglas Coupland Quotes

Sometimes I wonder if the world is too interesting and too boring at the same time Picture Quote #1

Try not thinking of peeling an orange. Try not imagining the juice running down your fingers, the soft inner part of the peel. The smell. Try and you can’t. The brain doesn’t process negatives Picture Quote #1

Fashionable people can opt out of the fashion stream, but a stylish person never becomes unstylish unless they hit their head on a rock and suffer brain damage Picture Quote #1

Much of what we now consider ‘personality’ will be explained away as structural and chemical functions of the brain Picture Quote #1

We were never supposed to live until 40. We were built to self-destruct at 30, whether from cancer or mental illness. We’re all going way beyond our expiration date Picture Quote #1

Everyone wants to share what he or she has learned with someone who really cares Picture Quote #1

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I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while thinking I was implementing good advice Picture Quote #1

I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career, and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while thinking I was implementing good advice. Well, what can you do about it? Next Picture Quote #1

We really ought to give ourselves a collective pat on the back for doing as well as we have in a universe of constant media change and mutation Picture Quote #1

It’s just amazing how hard it is for people to change, even when amazing things happen. It almost reinforces who you are instead of making you change Picture Quote #1

If you don’t change, then what’s the point of anything happening to you? It’ll still be happening to an unchanged person Picture Quote #1

In my mind, I’ve always checked out in 2037; that’s always been my expiration date. I’ll be 75 Picture Quote #1

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There used to be a tradition of the loveable rogue who would steal from the honour boxes in churches and buy a round of drinks with the money he snagged. And everyone would find him tremendously good company. But not any more Picture Quote #1

If you have a great idea, you should be able to communicate it as well. It’s like the sound of one hand clapping. You have a great idea but aren’t able to express it - well, how great was the idea? Picture Quote #1

It’s not healthy to live life as a succession of isolated little cool moments Picture Quote #1

It’s weird when people start sentences with ‘frankly’ - as if their other sentences don’t count Picture Quote #1

The things worth writing about, and the things worth reading about, are the things that feel almost beyond description at the start and are, because of that, frightening Picture Quote #1

I grew up with three brothers, so nearly everything I had was destroyed or made fun of Picture Quote #1

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Bespoke tailoring: yes! I found this one pair of pants - they’re Canali - and brought them into a tailor and said, ‘Clone these, dammit.’ They just do all the right things. I’ve got eight pairs in different colors and I never have to think about pants again. The only look otherwise that suits me is, like, the Professor from ‘Gilligan’s Island.’ Picture Quote #1

I’ve never really seen too much difference between writing or making visual art or designing furniture or clothing. It’s still my brain - I’m just using different parts of it for different things Picture Quote #1

So much information lacks a good way to store it, especially when it’s all digital; sometimes it requires old technology to go back and retrieve it Picture Quote #1

My life is neither a disaster nor supernatural, yet it is an unlikely event Picture Quote #1

The modern economy isn’t about the redistribution of wealth, it’s about the redistribution of time Picture Quote #1

I don’t deserve a soul, yet I still have one. I know because it hurts Picture Quote #1

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You’ve seen what you’ve seen; you’ve felt what you’ve felt. Ideology is for people who don’t trust their own experiences and perceptions of the world Picture Quote #1

Aliens didn’t come down to Earth and give us technology. We invented it ourselves. Therefore it can never be alienating; it can only be an expression of our humanity Picture Quote #1

In the future, IKEA will become an ever more spiritual sanctuary. In the future, your dream life will increasingly look like Google street view. Everyone will be feeling the same way as you, and there’s some comfort to be found there Picture Quote #1

It feels wistful to imagine a time when people didn’t go about their daily routine with the assumption that at any moment another massive media technology will be dumped on us by some geek in California Picture Quote #1

In a faraway land called ‘pre-2000,’ what Earthlings now call blogging was called ‘keeping a diary.’ It’s hard work to do well. I tried doing it in the early 1990s but had to stop because I no longer had a life - instead I had this thing that generated anecdotes to go into my diary. The diary took over and I had to stop Picture Quote #1

Why are we even here [on earth], what’s our human nature? It’s precipitating a real philosophical crisis that I find quite fascinating Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes I wonder if the world is too interesting and too boring at the same time (Douglas Coupland Quotes) Try not thinking of peeling an orange. Try not imagining the juice running down your fingers, the soft inner part of the peel. The smell. Try and you can’t. The brain doesn’t process negatives. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) Fashionable people can opt out of the fashion stream, but a stylish person never becomes unstylish unless they hit their head on a rock and suffer brain damage. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) Much of what we now consider ‘personality’ will be explained away as structural and chemical functions of the brain. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) We were never supposed to live until 40. We were built to self-destruct at 30, whether from cancer or mental illness. We’re all going way beyond our expiration date. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) Everyone wants to share what he or she has learned with someone who really cares (Douglas Coupland Quotes) I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while thinking I was implementing good advice. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career, and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while thinking I was implementing good advice. Well, what can you do about it? Next. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) We really ought to give ourselves a collective pat on the back for doing as well as we have in a universe of constant media change and mutation. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) It’s just amazing how hard it is for people to change, even when amazing things happen. It almost reinforces who you are instead of making you change. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) If you don’t change, then what’s the point of anything happening to you? It’ll still be happening to an unchanged person. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) In my mind, I’ve always checked out in 2037; that’s always been my expiration date. I’ll be 75. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) There used to be a tradition of the loveable rogue who would steal from the honour boxes in churches and buy a round of drinks with the money he snagged. And everyone would find him tremendously good company. But not any more. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) If you have a great idea, you should be able to communicate it as well. It’s like the sound of one hand clapping. You have a great idea but aren’t able to express it - well, how great was the idea? (Douglas Coupland Quotes) It’s not healthy to live life as a succession of isolated little cool moments (Douglas Coupland Quotes) It’s weird when people start sentences with ‘frankly’ - as if their other sentences don’t count. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) The things worth writing about, and the things worth reading about, are the things that feel almost beyond description at the start and are, because of that, frightening. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) I grew up with three brothers, so nearly everything I had was destroyed or made fun of (Douglas Coupland Quotes) Bespoke tailoring: yes! I found this one pair of pants - they’re Canali - and brought them into a tailor and said, ‘Clone these, dammit.’ They just do all the right things. I’ve got eight pairs in different colors and I never have to think about pants again. The only look otherwise that suits me is, like, the Professor from ‘Gilligan’s Island.’ (Douglas Coupland Quotes) I’ve never really seen too much difference between writing or making visual art or designing furniture or clothing. It’s still my brain - I’m just using different parts of it for different things. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) So much information lacks a good way to store it, especially when it’s all digital; sometimes it requires old technology to go back and retrieve it. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) My life is neither a disaster nor supernatural, yet it is an unlikely event (Douglas Coupland Quotes) The modern economy isn’t about the redistribution of wealth, it’s about the redistribution of time. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) I don’t deserve a soul, yet I still have one. I know because it hurts. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) You’ve seen what you’ve seen; you’ve felt what you’ve felt. Ideology is for people who don’t trust their own experiences and perceptions of the world. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) Aliens didn’t come down to Earth and give us technology. We invented it ourselves. Therefore it can never be alienating; it can only be an expression of our humanity. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) In the future, IKEA will become an ever more spiritual sanctuary. In the future, your dream life will increasingly look like Google street view. Everyone will be feeling the same way as you, and there’s some comfort to be found there. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) It feels wistful to imagine a time when people didn’t go about their daily routine with the assumption that at any moment another massive media technology will be dumped on us by some geek in California. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) In a faraway land called ‘pre-2000,’ what Earthlings now call blogging was called ‘keeping a diary.’ It’s hard work to do well. I tried doing it in the early 1990s but had to stop because I no longer had a life - instead I had this thing that generated anecdotes to go into my diary. The diary took over and I had to stop. (Douglas Coupland Quotes) Why are we even here [on earth], what’s our human nature? It’s precipitating a real philosophical crisis that I find quite fascinating. (Douglas Coupland Quotes)

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