808 private quotes tagged cool

“Acknowledging class was always difficult for 'New Democrats' - it was second-wave, it was divisive - but 2008 made retro politics cool again.” — Thomas Frank

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“Manners are love in a cool climate.” — Quentin Crisp

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“The thing that's cool about the recording booth is that it's so perfunctory, so cut-to-the-chase.” — Ron Perlman

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“I mean, I get letters in the mail because I had a heart defect when I was one, I had surgeries and stuff. And so you get these letters in the mail that just, they are crazy, they are just like, yes, well our son is dealing with the same thing and we saw you on TV and I mean it is such a cool thing to inspire and kind of give hope.” — Shaun White

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“An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life.” — Jacques Prevert

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“My parents are the coolest of the cool on every single level, and it's because they have a deep appreciation for every moment of their lives.” — Rashida Jones

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“In early high school years, I was pretty chubby, and I spent a lot of time on my computer, before it was cool to have a computer - because there was a time that was true. So that's where I developed my personality.” — Rashida Jones

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“The band feels loose in all the right ways, and it's just so cool looking out and seeing all of these people that I haven't seen in a while.” — Trey Anastasio

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“When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn't care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool.” — Benjamin Carson

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“I don't watch reality TV. I'm cool.” — Dave Attell

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“Obama has made America cool again - and more than that, he's made his own brand arguably the most powerful the world has ever known.” — Dee Dee Myers

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“There aren't many poster children for cool angst. Everybody thinks it's cool if you're the bad girl.” — Fiona Apple

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“Now I'm way into suits that I can put on whether I took a shower or not, and wear barefoot and paint my toes black or whatever color the suit is. It's very cool to wear suits like that. Roll up the sleeves and just say yee-haw.” — Steven Tyler

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“I remember once acting really cool on a bus with this girl named Stephanie. When I got home, I realized that I had a really big zit on my forehead. If you have acne problems, you really shouldn't be acting like Don Juan.” — John Cusack

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“All I know about thermal pollution is that if we continue our present rate of growth in electrical energy consumption it will simply take, by the year 2000, all our freshwater streams to cool the generators and reactors.” — David R. Brower

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“Cynicism is kind of like folding your arms and stepping back and commenting on things, like the old guys in 'The Muppets,' just throwing out comments all the time, whereas there are other people on the ground really trying to affect things and improve their lives and the lives of other people. I think it's noble and I think it's cool.” — Josh Radnor

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“And we have a little herb garden, which survived the winter thanks to global warming. It makes me feel like a cool, old Italian housewife, that I kept my rosemary alive outside all winter.” — Elizabeth Gilbert

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“It was a very cool thing to be a smart girl, as opposed to some other, different kind. And I think that made a great deal of difference to me growing up and in my life afterward.” — Elena Kagan

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“Even in high school, I had friends that I didn't know were gay until years later. I'd find out on Facebook or something and be like, 'Oh, that explains some things,' or 'Wow, no wonder they were so cool.'” — Kellan Lutz

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“I haven't left the house without a packet of Kleenex in my back pocket for as long as I can remember. Whenever I start thinking I'm incredibly cool, the packet of Kleenex in my back pocket brings me right back down to earth.” — Josh Radnor

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“I could do without 'cool' publications calling me 'mom jazz.' But I laughed all the way to the bank, baby.” — Norah Jones

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“I'm a sappy mom now. I didn't think I would be. I thought I'd be a cool mom who keeps everything in perspective.” — Katherine Heigl

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“In the Lamborghini I have to avoid certain roads because of pot holes, and there's nowhere to put my drink, no cup holder. And I'm not going to lie, it looks pretentious. I used to think it was cool to, like, drive it to dinner. Now? Like I really need to be looked at any more.” — Danica Patrick

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“My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment.” — Ben Stiller

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“I have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis.” — Leslie Fiedler

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