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The modern economy isn't about the redistribution of wealth, it's about the redistribution of time. (Douglas Coupland)
Fate is for losers. View quote
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I like doing radio because it's so intimate. The moment people hear your voice, you're inside there heads, not only that, you're in there laying eggs. View quote
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Christmas makes everything twice as sad. View quote
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Feeling unique is no indication of uniqueness. View quote
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Workshops and seminars are basically financial speed dating for clueless people. View quote
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If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury it down deep within us. View quote
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What exactly is it that humans do that is specifically human? There has to be something. How odd it is for billions of people to be alive, yet not one of them is really quite sure of what makes people people. View quote
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Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict? View quote
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Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine. View quote
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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)
Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is the time when it's seemingly smooth. View quote
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We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping. View quote
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You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal. View quote
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We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes. View quote
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You spend a much larger part of your life being old, not young. View quote
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If God drives a car, He'd drive a 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sedan with a claret-colored vinyl roof, with oxblood leather upholstery and an opera window. View quote
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When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon. View quote
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The future and eternity are two entirely different things. View quote
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High school is such a shared experience in North American culture. View quote
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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)
It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend otherwise, you still want them to like you. View quote
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On TV people look at your hair and then they look at your skin, and then they look at your clothes, and by the time they're listening to what you're saying, you're off the screen. View quote
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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. View quote
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Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and it's been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries. View quote
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