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

Quote by Doug Coupland

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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...

Royalty is either going to do very well with cloning, or it's going to disappear...

Royalty is either going to do very well with cloning, or it's going to disappear...

You can never become rich unless you like rich people.

You can never become rich unless you like rich people.

Once you see someone lose it, you can never look at them the same way...

Once you see someone lose it, you can never look at them the same way...

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

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

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...

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...

You can only fall in love six times in your life. Choose wisely.

You can only fall in love six times in your life. Choose wisely.

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?

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,...

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?

You spend a much larger part of your life being old, not young.

You spend a much larger part of your life being old, not young.

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...

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...

New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108.

New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108.

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history...

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history...

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...

Every single moment is a coincidence.

Every single moment is a coincidence.

Workshops and seminars are basically financial speed dating for clueless people.

Workshops and seminars are basically financial speed dating for clueless people.

There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that...

There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that...