Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by moving to a different place. Birds migrate, but it's not quite the same thing.

Quote by Doug Coupland

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Purchased experiences don't count.

Purchased experiences don't count.

I've got 911 on speed dial.

I've got 911 on speed dial.

I think that in the future, clocks won't say three o'clock anymore. They'll just get...

I think that in the future, clocks won't say three o'clock anymore. They'll just get...

You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you fear you are...

You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you fear you are...

Forget sex or politics or religion, loneliness is the subject that clears out a room.

Forget sex or politics or religion, loneliness is the subject that clears out a room.

Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky.

Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky.

Everybody past a certain age, regardless of how they look on the outside, pretty much...

Everybody past a certain age, regardless of how they look on the outside, pretty much...

I think money is due for some sort of collapse. People are going to realize...

I think money is due for some sort of collapse. People are going to realize...

If your life had lyrics, would they be any good?

If your life had lyrics, would they be any good?

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

The person who needs the other person the least in a relationship is the stronger...

The person who needs the other person the least in a relationship is the stronger...

I don't want any vegetables, thank you. I paid for the cow to eat them...

I don't want any vegetables, thank you. I paid for the cow to eat them...

We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences...

We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences...

I like doing radio because it's so intimate. The moment people hear your voice, you're...

I like doing radio because it's so intimate. The moment people hear your voice, you're...

Feeling unique is no indication of uniqueness.

Feeling unique is no indication of uniqueness.

Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation.

Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation.

Fate is for losers.

Fate is for losers.

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...

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.

Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure.

Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure.