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.

Quote by Doug Coupland

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Every single moment is a coincidence.

Every single moment is a coincidence.

The harder you try to become the opposite of your parents, the more quickly you...

The harder you try to become the opposite of your parents, the more quickly you...

Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships.

Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships.

Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict?

Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict?

Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is...

Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is...

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?

Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that,...

Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that,...

Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long.

Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long.

One of the cruelest things you can do to another person is pretend you care...

One of the cruelest things you can do to another person is pretend you care...

Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements...

Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements...

Technology favors horrible people.

Technology favors horrible people.

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.

People will always choose more money over more sex.

People will always choose more money over more sex.

Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the...

Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the...

Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.

Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.

Once you establish a look, and once everybody recognizes that look as your look, you...

Once you establish a look, and once everybody recognizes that look as your look, you...

I find it hard to believe that human beings are the crowning achievement of life...

I find it hard to believe that human beings are the crowning achievement of life...

Life always kills you in the end, but first it prevents you from getting what...

Life always kills you in the end, but first it prevents you from getting what...

Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books...

Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books...

Purchased experiences don't count.

Purchased experiences don't count.