Caroline B. Cooney Quotes
People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's.
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There's a generation of people who've made their own money and are among the most generous people you would ever meet.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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I am a night owl. I always have been... and I'd like to think I always will be, although surely having children will put a stop to my nightly affairs with myself.
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All the reasons that have made software so successful are beginning to happen with hardware. So much can be done so quickly, prototyped so rapidly, and the costs are so low.
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I am obsessed with the whole Victoriana thing, the whole Jack the Ripper London era, the grayness of it, the haunted feeling of it, all ancient and bloody.
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Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'
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I have no privacy anymore.
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I wanted to be ballerina, be in a band, then in drama.
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Memories are thoughts that arise. They're not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it's just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.
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I think everybody understands the fact that the right person will be cast for the role. So it's not theirs really to lose; they're just trying to find the right person.
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I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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I have had just an excess of energy. That's why I've always been active.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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When the movie starts playing on TV and DVD, that's when you really see what the movie is.
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The best philanthropy is anonymous charity. When you’re doing it for the right reasons, and not to tell everyone how nice you are. That’s self-aggrandizement. That’s also OK: if you want credit, that’s OK. But the higher giving is anonymous giving.
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I have the great good fortune that one of my collaborators in work, Anne Case, is also my collaborator in life.
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I love anything to do with history.
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I would say that every pope has had people within his administration who have had difficulties one way or another with his administration.
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I found great rewards in cooking a dish and feeding it to someone. It was a means of communicating. I was giving part of my talent or my gift and sharing it with somebody, making somebody happy. And it gave a lot back to me, and I wanted to do more and more.
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People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's.
