Characters in a book are very much like personalities divvied up within a family. In the end, it all averages out to a sort of overall averageness. Douglas Coupland averageaveragenessbook Change image and share on social
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. Douglas Coupland dayhumanpercent Change image and share on social
I grew up in airports and on air bases. I know what flying and airports can be. And most airports make me feel like we're about three per cent better than ants. Especially U.S. airports. They're zoos. All civility is gone. Douglas Coupland airairportant share on social
I think as a species we're not designed to be able to think more than one year into the future - if that. Even trying to imagine one year from now makes most people feel like they've been given a huge boring chunk of homework that's too hard to do. Douglas Coupland borechunkdesign share on social
Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation. Douglas Coupland desperationlotterysurtax Change image and share on social
I was always the youngest person in class, skinny, scrawny, no good at sports. I asserted myself by being smart. But then I got to college and started to get C's and D's. That was fantastic. I no longer had to be the smartest person in the room. Douglas Coupland assertclasscollege share on social
If you don't change, then what's the point of anything happening to you? Douglas Coupland changehappenpoint Change image and share on social
Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is the time when it's seemingly smooth. Douglas Coupland baddecisionlife Change image and share on social
The modern economy isn't about the redistribution of wealth, it's about the redistribution of time. Douglas Coupland economymodernredistribution Change image and share on social
My Google existence is probably larger than a lot of people's. Douglas Coupland existencegooglelarge Change image and share on social
