Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.

Quote by Doug Coupland

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

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

Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed.

Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed.

Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?

Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?

There's a lot to be said for having a small manageable dream.

There's a lot to be said for having a small manageable dream.

Everybody has basically the same family, it's just reconfigured slightly differently from one to the...

Everybody has basically the same family, it's just reconfigured slightly differently from one to the...

Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by...

Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by...

The universe hands you opportunities for a while, and if you don't take them, the...

The universe hands you opportunities for a while, and if you don't take them, the...

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...

I've got 911 on speed dial.

I've got 911 on speed dial.

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...

If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater?

If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater?

Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you.

Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you.

Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end...

Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end...

We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as...

We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as...

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes,...

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes,...

Being asked what animal you'd like to be is a trick question; you're already an...

Being asked what animal you'd like to be is a trick question; you're already an...

It also allows you to look as though you're not particularly from the present, future...

It also allows you to look as though you're not particularly from the present, future...

If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a...

If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a...

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...

Feeling unique is no indication of uniqueness.

Feeling unique is no indication of uniqueness.