Douglas Coupland

"If you don't have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?"

"Irony is the soul of contemporary culture."

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

"Try not to think about what you don't have; think about what you do."

"History is always written by the victors."

"The key to happiness is lower expectations."

"Everyone has a photographic memory. Not everyone has film."

"Accidents make the best memories."

"Time is the only form of currency that matters."

"Beauty has nothing to do with the way you look."

"The only way forward is to embrace change completely."

"Perfection is the enemy of progress."

"We live in a world that's become too polite to tell the truth."

"Love is the most important thing to fight for."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Your wealth is determined by your ability to endure."

"The future belongs to those who understand that doing more with less is compassionate."

"Knowledge without action is just information."

"Fear is the most expensive emotion there is."

"Friendship is the most underrated human relationship."

"Sometimes you have to do what's best for yourself, not what makes others happy."

"The human experience is really about connection and meaning."

"Money is like a scorpion. It can help you cross a river, but it might sting you."

"Your imagination is the only limit to what you can achieve."

"Health is something you can buy but can never own."

"Literature is the bridge between souls."

"Peace comes from accepting what you cannot change."

"Power corrupts not because it's evil, but because it enables."

"Faith is not about religion; it's about believing in possibility."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."