Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them. – Doug Coupland
If you dont have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you cant expect to suddenly develop one during a moment of crisis. – Doug Coupland
If human beings had genuine courage, theyd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. – Doug Coupland
Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and its been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries. – Doug Coupland
I couldnt help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasnt one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity. – Julian Castro