Caroline B. Cooney Quotes
I wrote eight full-length adult novels in my twenties. None of them were published.
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The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
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When I took my first job, I was among only a handful of women. It was isolating at times. My love for technology kept me going, and I got to where I am today driven by my passion and self confidence.
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We do not believe in immortality because we can prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it.
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I like that whole cop-comedy type of drama.
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When we were on 'The X Factor,' we didn't realize how overnight the fame thing was. We didn't really understand it until we went on a shopping trip. It was like Week 7 or 8 of the show. We went with a few other contestants and there were loads of people, packed.
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Animals aren't any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people died because buses and emergency shelters wouldn't allow their animals.
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You've always got to work with the best if you can, and of course, the best are the best because they're different. They expect certain standards, and they're usually very difficult people to work with.
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I still tour like a man possessed, because I am.
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I love 'I Love Lucy,' and I have the DVD set of 'I Love Lucy.'
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I love doing theater. That's where my home is.
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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.
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When you've been driving in the top category for 10 years, you're obviously not a kid any more. You know, I'm married now and I've got two kids. That let's you know you're getting older.
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When you have 13 horns, and one is soloing, you have 12 people to play the richest, fullest chord you could ever imagine behind that solo.
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At the end of our NASA careers, no one had a place for us in the military.
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As a musician I'm kind of nomadic, Waldo-like. I show up in different places, and I'm witness to unbelievable things.
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I'm a Gemini, so I change my mind every day.
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I do suspect that privacy was a passing fad.
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Romanticism has never been properly judged. Who was there to judge it? The critics!
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I wish I could say differently, but I really don't think so. There are too many musicians already for probably anyone to be noticed without some sort of commercial support. Even the most talented ones drown in a sea of mediocrity, and only the politically correct ones will ever be promoted (willingly...) by the press anyhow.
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Only you know your circumstances, your energy level, the needs of your children, and the emotional demands of your other obligations. Be wise during intensive seasons of your life. Cherish your agency, and don’t give it away casually. Don’t compare yourself to others — nearly always this will make you despondent. Don’t accept somebody else’s interpretation of how you should be spending your time. Make the best decision you can and then evaluate it to see how it works.
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I worry that we're not getting enough of the news that we need to make informed judgments as citizens.
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I wrote eight full-length adult novels in my twenties. None of them were published.
