Quotes by Doug Cooper

27 quotes found

Common Themes

identity outside-in belonging brotherhood lost addiction islands running-away hope thinking-too-much fresh-start life-experience life-lessons new-beginning acceptance coincidence companionship drive meaning soul cause-and-effect justice mind cooper creativity imagination self-medication friendship love moment

“There's nothing like an orgasm to make a person think--and more often than not, to think too much.”
— Doug Cooper, Outside In
identity orgasms outside-in thinking-too-much

“Word has traveled quickly that just because you're on island doesn't mean you have to be stranded---as long as you have cash.”
— Doug Cooper, Outside In
cash identity islands outside-in

“Rationalization is foreplay with one's conscience.”
— Doug Cooper, Outside In
conscience foreplay identity outside-in

“All that remains is to forge the #commitment. Regardless of how right everything feels, words never last.”
— Doug Cooper, Outside In
commitment identity outside-in words-never-last

“I have nowhere to go and no place I’m supposed to be. Am I lost or completely free?”
— Doug Cooper, Outside In
free lost nowhere-to-hide nowhere-to-run

“Maybe winning isn’t everything. One just needs to hedge the bet and minimize the risk.”
— Doug Cooper, Outside In
betting hedge risk winning

“Yet hopefully things are different now, and I'm moving on to something better rather than attempting to suck more out of the same stale situation.”
— Doug Cooper, Outside In
change change-your-life hope stale