Doug Coupland Quotes

A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it.
Doug Coupland

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.
Doug Coupland

A ring is a halo on your finger.
Doug Coupland

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.
Doug Coupland

Americans are a quarter of a billion people who have almost nothing in common except for the fact they've been told they have lots in common.
Doug Coupland

Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships.
Doug Coupland

Being asked what animal you'd like to be is a trick question; you're already an animal.
Doug Coupland

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them.
Doug Coupland

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.
Doug Coupland

Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.
Doug Coupland

Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of irony, which means that eighty percent of the world takes everything at face value.
Doug Coupland

Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car.
Doug Coupland

Christmas makes everything twice as sad.
Doug Coupland

Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine.
Doug Coupland

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.
Doug Coupland

Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking.
Doug Coupland

Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo.
Doug Coupland

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about things. The world was built for about two million people foraging for roots and grubs.
Doug Coupland

Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar.
Doug Coupland

Every single moment is a coincidence.
Doug Coupland

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Doug Coupland Quotes

Type: Author Quotes Category: Canadian Author Quotes Date of Birth: December 30, 1961 Nationality: Canadian Find on Amazon: Doug Coupland Related Authors: Larry Wall Michael Ondaatje John Ralston Saul Jane Rule A. E. van Vogt Thomas Chandler Haliburton Carol Shields Gabrielle Roy	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it. Doug Coupland 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. Doug Coupland A ring is a halo on your finger. Doug Coupland Adventure without risk is Disneyland. Doug Coupland Americans are a quarter of a billion people who have almost nothing in common except for the fact they've been told they have lots in common. Doug Coupland Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships. Doug Coupland Being asked what animal you'd like to be is a trick question; you're already an animal. Doug Coupland Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them. Doug Coupland Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain. Doug Coupland Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos. Doug Coupland Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of irony, which means that eighty percent of the world takes everything at face value. Doug Coupland Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car. Doug Coupland Christmas makes everything twice as sad. Doug Coupland Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine. Doug Coupland Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living. Doug Coupland Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking. Doug Coupland Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo. Doug Coupland Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about things. The world was built for about two million people foraging for roots and grubs. Doug Coupland Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar. Doug Coupland Every single moment is a coincidence. Doug Coupland 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7