"Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence"
- Doug Coupland
About this Quote
This quote by Doug Coupland speaks with the idea that popularity and recognition are not the most essential things in life. Rather, it is the little minutes of recognition and acknowledgement that can make us feel seen and valued. The automatic doors at the grocery store represent the little moments of recognition that all of us long for. It is a tip that we must not pursue fame and acknowledgment, however rather focus on the little minutes of recognition that make us feel seen and appreciated. It is these minutes that can make us feel connected to the world around us and remind us that we are not alone.
This quote is written / told by Doug Coupland somewhere between December 30, 1961 and today. He was a famous Author from Canada.
The author also have 104 other quotes.
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"I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought they were at the center of knowledge are as nothing in front of me"
"Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I don't make eye contact, the guys won't come over and talk. American girls just go for it. You men are spoiled"
"On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships"
"Sonny and another Hells Angel who was at the meeting thought they were beyond a little patch so they headed down to a local tattoo shop in Oakland and were the first to get the famous One Percent tattoos"
"Quentin is very organic; there was no way that he was going to put someone else's hand in there and anyway, my hands are kind of famous. It seemed right"
"There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause"
