Caroline B. Cooney Quotes
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Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.
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It's hard to kill that father-son bond.
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Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.
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Music is very abstract. When we talk about music, we're not discussing the music itself but rather how we react to it.
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There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences.
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Americans cannot afford to turn a blind eye to Russian interference in our democracy. We need to get to the facts and learn lessons to prevent future misconduct by foreign governments.
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You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.
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He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with people with kindness.
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People think stars never have any problems or cares. That's bull. Why would we show any more than one mask to the public. There's a whole lotta things I've done that I don't want to think about. But I bring it all right out when I need it for a role.
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When I had to bury my child, I probably didn't start grieving until a year and a half later.
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As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.
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Pig, n. An animal (Porcus omnivorus) closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in scope, for it sticks at pig.
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'It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not.' -Bill Gates, Fortune Magazine, July 17 2007
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Magic trick: to make people disappear, ask them to fulfill their promises.
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My mother, father, stepmother and surrogate mother have all died of cancer; my best friend has got terminal cancer and at least five of my other friends have had cancer but survived it.
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When I'm in a foreign city, I like to get to know it like a local.
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It's funny: I like being surprised as a reader, so it's difficult for me to spoil my own stuff.
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I don't really believe in the myth of being poor but happy. At the poorest times in my life, I wasn't happy. I was just hungry.
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That wasn’t the song I wanted to rock out with and they told me ‘trust us, we know about radio. “So, I put it out on iTunes, the radio, the Internet, and boom! It’s a hit worldwide. I’m so happy with what’s going on in my career right now.
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If I could still get paid, I would make games and never ship them. I don't enjoy shipping games. I think it's kind of dreadful.
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Athletes tend to have less of a sense of humor than most people. They are heroes to so many. That might be part of it.
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I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.
