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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.

Caroline B. Cooney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: May 10, 1947

Topics

Life Religion People Believe Better

My family were finally kicked out of Egypt in 1965 for being Jewish. We managed to remain longer than most.

Andre Aciman

Family Egypt Jewish Out Being Most

Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.

Andre Leon Talley

Fashion Early Career Part Major

There's no explanation for success. Success just comes out of life.

Meat Loaf

Life Success Out Just Explanation

Some things get clearer as you look back on them.

John Lanchester

You Look Back Things Get Some

I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.

Mencius

Life Together Fish Choose Go Will

Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things.

Mencius

Great Man Doing Great Things Will

As I say, there was this movement to try to bring philosophers and mathematicians together into an organization where they would talk to each other. An organization wasn't effective unless you had a journal. That's about all I know.

Stephen Cole Kleene

Together Organization You Know Say

To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

Tony Dorsett

Positive Succeed Inspire You Find

I asked Bob Dylan to paint the album cover for 'Music from Big Pink.' He said, 'Yeah, let me see what I can come up with.'

Robbie Robertson

Music Me Pink I Can Said See

Anything is possible if you're willing to work for it.

Rob Dyrdek

Work You Possible Anything Willing

The thing that really stands out is that my parents taught me right from the start, if you want something in life, you need to work for it.

Mike Schultz

Life Work Parents Me Start You

I'd heard Joyce Grenfell on the radio, and when Mum gave me a book of her comic routines, I just loved it. Me and my sister shared a bedroom, and every night I'd drive her mad with my version of 'George, Don't Do That' about people we knew at school.

Dorothy Atkinson

School People Me Sister Night Drive