Top 281 Quotes by Douglas Coupland

About Douglas Coupland

These are some quotes by Canadian author Douglas Coupland Author, who was born on December 30, 1961.

I'm agoraphobic. I can't deal with crowds.

I'm agoraphobic. I can't deal with crowds.

Douglas Coupland

It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend otherwise, you still want them to like you.

It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend otherwise, you still want them to like you.

Douglas Coupland

Tofu hot dogs are actually scarier than real hot dogs. It's like wanting the worst possible meat product without even the thrill of it actually being meat.

Tofu hot dogs are actually scarier than real hot dogs. It's like wanting the worst possible meat product without even the thrill of it actually being meat.

Douglas Coupland

I decided at 40 I was wasting entire chunks of my brain and didn't want to blow my one chance on Earth. I'm glad I made that decision. Writing is largely about time, while visual art is largely about space. Sometimes, as with film, you can hybridize, but I think it's basically the space part of my brain wanting equal footing with the time part.

Douglas Coupland

Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?

Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?

Douglas Coupland

Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by moving to a different place. Birds migrate, but it's not quite the same thing.

Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by moving to a different place. Birds migrate, but it's not quite the same thing.

Douglas Coupland

When Donald Duck traded his wings for arms, was he trading up or trading down?

When Donald Duck traded his wings for arms, was he trading up or trading down?

Douglas Coupland

Flying dreams mean that you're doing the right thing with your life.

Flying dreams mean that you're doing the right thing with your life.

Douglas Coupland

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

Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive.

Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive.

Douglas Coupland

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