People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own.

Quote by Doug Coupland

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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...

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...

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.

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...

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...

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.

Tofu hot dogs are actually scarier than real hot dogs. It's like wanting the worst...

Tofu hot dogs are actually scarier than real hot dogs. It's like wanting the worst...

A ring is a halo on your finger.

A ring is a halo on your finger.

There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less,...

There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less,...

God is what keeps us together after the love is gone.

God is what keeps us together after the love is gone.

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you can't...

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you can't...

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,...

A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when...

A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when...

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.

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...

We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude.

We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude.

Make your goals big and broad enough so that they never become answered prayers and...

Make your goals big and broad enough so that they never become answered prayers and...

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about...

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about...

What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?

What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?