"Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar."

-- Douglas Coupland

#Humanity Quotes #Problem Quotes #Humans Quotes

“I think for most of us, our biggest frailties are sexual.”
“I'm scared of needles.”
“Before I go off and direct a movie, I always look at four films. They tend to be The Seven Samurai, Lawrence Of Arabia, It's A Wonderful Life and The Searchers.”
“Good restaurant design is about achieving equilibrium between the food, service, and design - in effect, telling a complete story.”

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“I started writing the book without realizing I was writing a book. That sounds stupid, but it's true. I'd been trying and failing to make a different manuscript work, and I thought I was just taking a break by writing some short stories. I'm not a very good short story writer - the amazing compression that is required for short stories doesn't come easily to me. But anyway, I thought I'd try to write some short stories. And a structure took shape - I stumbled upon it.”
“In Malaysia, where Western culture was extremely influential, I'd grown up listening to Elvis and the Beatles and watching American movies. People wanted to be like Americans. In contrast, when I got here, I saw prosperous middle-class American college students wanting to somehow join the Third World.”
“There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.”
“Fault always lies in the same place: with him weak enough to lay blame.”

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