Douglas Coupland Quote

At one time, I tried to convince myself that there is no life after death, but I have found myself unable to do so.

And for a moment I have felt that perhaps an idea is more important than the mere fact of being alive, because an idea lives long after one has disappeared.

Today everyone looks the same because nobody has time to differentiate themselves, they don't even have time to shop.

Machines can only be a product of our being, if we examine the machines we build and the things we put into them, we have a unique and reliable record of how we are evolving.

It would be desirable for anyone who wants to run for a position to be able to explain why they want to be a candidate. The desire to be a candidate seems, by itself, a sufficient reason for exclusion.

It's funny because diversity is supposed to be the most modern thing there is, but if you take a sample of citizens, you would never say so.

I have realized that most people are too preoccupied with their own lives to spare the slightest thought for others.

Computers teach you something important, and that is that it's pointless to remember everything. The important thing is to be able to find things.