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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In our heads we're all about 33 years old.

In our heads we're all about 33 years old.

If nothing else, we simply get used to being alive.

If nothing else, we simply get used to being alive.

Star Trek characters never go shopping.

Star Trek characters never go shopping.

Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed.

Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed.

Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of...

Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of...

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

High school is such a shared experience in North American culture.

High school is such a shared experience in North American culture.

Long lives aren't natural. We forget that senior citizens are as much an invention as...

Long lives aren't natural. We forget that senior citizens are as much an invention as...

The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top,...

The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top,...

Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the...

Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the...

Gap clothing allows you to look like you're from nowhere and anywhere.

Gap clothing allows you to look like you're from nowhere and anywhere.

We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

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?

You can't get mad at weather because weather's not about you. Apply that lesson to...

You can't get mad at weather because weather's not about you. Apply that lesson to...

With Google I'm starting to burn out on knowing the answer to everything. People in...

With Google I'm starting to burn out on knowing the answer to everything. People in...

Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is...

Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is...

The future and eternity are two entirely different things.

The future and eternity are two entirely different things.

You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be...

You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be...

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...