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

Quote by Doug Coupland

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If I think too much about all of those Chinese factories where all the stuff...

If I think too much about all of those Chinese factories where all the stuff...

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.

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...

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,...

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?

Figure out what it is in life you don't do well, and then don't do...

Figure out what it is in life you don't do well, and then don't do...

I find it hard to believe that human beings are the crowning achievement of life...

I find it hard to believe that human beings are the crowning achievement of life...

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...

Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.

Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.

If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal.

If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal.

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world...

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world...

Try not thinking of peeling an orange. Try not imagining the juice running down your...

Try not thinking of peeling an orange. Try not imagining the juice running down your...

Good-looking people with strong, fluoridated teeth get things handed to them on platters.

Good-looking people with strong, fluoridated teeth get things handed to them on platters.

Fondue sets, martini shakers and juicing machines: three things the world could live completely without.

Fondue sets, martini shakers and juicing machines: three things the world could live completely without.

It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend...

It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend...

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...

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,...

You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

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...

Fate is for losers.

Fate is for losers.