Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you. Douglas Coupland More Quotes by Douglas Coupland More Quotes From Douglas Coupland The universe hands you opportunities for a while, and if you don't take them, the universe says to itself, 'Oh I see, this person doesn't like opportunities' and stops giving them to you. Douglas Coupland opportunitygivinghands The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top, it's the ones who aim for two notches below the top. Douglas Coupland realtwoworld The future and eternity are two entirely different things. Douglas Coupland differenteternitytwo Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed. Douglas Coupland anxietypeoplelooks A few years ago it dawned on me that everybody past a certain age - regardless of how they look on the outside - pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives. Douglas Coupland dreambirthdaypast Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure. Douglas Coupland failurelightsometimes Sometimes it feels as if everything in life is just something we haul into the grave. Douglas Coupland graveslife-issometimes Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle a structureless life. Douglas Coupland monkeyspawspeople Royalty is either going to do very well with cloning, or it's going to disappear completely. Douglas Coupland disappear-completelyroyaltycloning Quick. Name ten dead redheads. Douglas Coupland tennames And in his heart, I think, he's now learned what I came to believe, which is, as I've said all along, that the sun may burn brightly, and the faces of children may be plump and achingly sweet, but in the air we breathe, in the water we drink and in the food we share, there will always be darkness in this world. Douglas Coupland sweetbelievechildren In our heads we're all about 33 years old. Douglas Coupland agingyears There is no shame in impulse. Douglas Coupland impulseshame I sandpapered the roof of my mouth with 3 bowls of Cap'n Crunch - had raw gobbets of mouth-beef dangling onto my tongue all day Douglas Coupland beeftonguemouths 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 problemhumanshumanity Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo. Douglas Coupland seagullhairdoseagles Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine. Douglas Coupland cloningshouldmade At least when you're young you're also stupid. Douglas Coupland stupidyoung 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. Douglas Coupland commonfactspeople I'm an adult. Discipline me and I'll bury you alive. - Roger Douglas Coupland disciplineadultsalive
