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. Douglas Coupland More Quotes by Douglas Coupland More Quotes From Douglas Coupland Question: If there were two of you which one would win? Douglas Coupland ifswinningtwo But I guess the nice thing about driving a car is that the physical act of driving itself occupies a good chunk of brain cells that otherwise would be giving you trouble overloading your thinking. New scenery continually erases what came before; memory is lost, shuffled, relabeled and forgotten. Gum is chewed; buttons are pushed; windows are lowered and opened. A fast moving car is the only place where you're legally allowed to not deal with your problems. It's enforced meditation and this is good. Douglas Coupland nicememoriesmoving There are three things we cry for in life: things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent. Douglas Coupland lost-thingscrythree You know, I think the people I feel saddest for are the ones who once knew what profoundness was, but who lost or became numb to the sensation of wonder, who felt their emotions floating away and just didn't care. I guess that's what's scariest: not caring about the loss. Douglas Coupland caringlossthinking I think that every reader on earth has a list of cherished books as unique as their fingerprints... I think that, as you age, you tend to gravitate towards the classics, but those aren't the books that give you the same sort of hope for the world that a cherished book does. Douglas Coupland uniquebookthinking At least there's nothing scary about him and hopefully he doesn't see anything scary in me. We go way back, to summer camp. We KNOW each other. People I don't know just make me want to say YIKES! I'll take history over mystery any day of the week. Douglas Coupland scarysummerpeople Flying dreams mean that you're doing the right thing with your life. Douglas Coupland flyingdreammean It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations. Douglas Coupland gamblingfamilycareers New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108. Douglas Coupland parksnew-yorkpeople When you crop the photo, you tell a lie. Douglas Coupland cropslying What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much? Douglas Coupland turnswhat-ifpeople Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence. Douglas Coupland doorsforgetworld Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in the environment, leaving you with much cleaner air to enjoy. Douglas Coupland barsleavingair You can only fall in love six times in your life. Choose wisely. Douglas Coupland falling-in-lovesixfall Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky. Douglas Coupland clownadultseye In periods of rapid personal change, we pass through life as though we are spellcast. We speak in sentences that end before finishing. We sleep heavily because we need to ask so many questions as we dream alone. We bump into others and feel bashful at recognizing souls so similar to ourselves. Douglas Coupland souldreamsleep Good looking people with strong, fluoridated teeth get things handed to them on platters. Douglas Coupland teethstrongpeople Your brain forms roughly 10,000 new cells every day, but unless they hook up to preexisting cells with strong memories, they die. Serves them right. Douglas Coupland cellsstrongmemories Imagine you're a forty-year-old, Richard," Hamilton said to me around this time, while working as a salesman at a Radio Shack in Lynn Valley,"and suddenly somebody comes up to you saying, 'Hi, I'd like you to meet Kevin. Kevin is eighteen and will be making all of your career decisions for you.' I'd be flipped out. Wouldn't you? But that's what life is all about - some eighteen-year-old kid making your big decisions for you that stick for a lifetime." He shuddered. Douglas Coupland careerskidsyears My secret is that I need God—that I am sick and can no longer make it alone. I need God to help me give, because I no longer seem to be capable of giving; to help me be kind, as I no longer seem capable of kindness; to help me love, as I seem beyond being able to love. Douglas Coupland sickkindnessgiving
