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Cool means whatever you decide it means.

This set pushes back against borrowed definitions of cool, arguing instead for setting your own standard rather than following magazines or TV. It also touches on how simple it's become to jump into a new scene. Related reading in Chill Quotes.

Any time you get to come to New York and be near New York City, that is a very cool opportunity.

Quotes by John Isner

If a musician wants to be an actor, everyone thinks that's pretty cool. But if an actor wants to play a song, even if they've been doing it for 40 years, that's bad news.

Quotes by John Hawkes

It was cool for a couple of weeks, but how much bad golf can you play?

Quotes by John Goodman

And I now think that Stratocasters and Telecasters are way cool.

Quotes by John Fogerty

Internet mailing lists are like Fox television shows. They have really cool previews, and they get you all excited about them, but they just don't live up to their promises.

Quotes by John Dobbin

Metal has its own code of cool, but it's not really trying to be cool. And that was very refreshing to me, that metal is very much about expressing something that seems awesome to you even if, at the time,...

Quotes by John Darnielle

Elon Musk is a cool cookie.

Quotes by John Collison

I just didn't see anyone on TV who looked like me, and then I saw George Takei being cool and piloting the spaceship on television.

Quotes by John Cho

Fantasy fans are incredibly loyal and passionate. Other people don't want to be seen as passionate about things, they want to be cool and laconic. The great thing about fantasy fans is they'll really get behind a show.

Quotes by John Bradley-West

It's fun to be a part of pop history. Anytime you can be referenced in that respect it can be cool.

Quotes by Joey McIntyre

What's cool about making music is when you create a record, it comes from somewhere.

Quotes by Joey Jordison

How I found out is, I landed in Des Moines from a plane ride back from the Rob Zombie tour. I was, like, 'Okay, cool, I'm home. I can finally get some rest.' Once I landed, I turned my phone...

Quotes by Joey Jordison

The name Crow was inspired by a number of things. I thought it would be cool to have a robot with sort of a Native American feel to it.

Quotes by Joel Hodgson

But if you think you aren't creative that's cool, too. I think being around people who aren't creative is kind of refreshing and nice.

Quotes by Joel Hodgson

In my mind, as long as I did what was right for me, I was cool. But that's not the way it works. You have to think about other people and take their feelings into account.

Quotes by Joe Nichols

When I drew Captain America in 'The Ultimates,' I hated my Cap, even though some people are like, 'Man, your Cap's cool!' and they made statues out of it.

Quotes by Joe Madureira

Adele's amazing, I think the world of her and her music and I think Tinie Tempah is cool. To work with someone like Kanye West would be awesome.

Quotes by Joe Jonas

Mostly, people want to take pictures sometimes of me, or they'll say, 'Hey.' That's been kinda cool.

Quotes by Joe Keery

I have no intention of making vampires cool. Absolutely not. They're not cool.

Quotes by Joe Gilgun

I did a pilot for Fox years ago called 'Faceless,' with Sean Bean. I always thought it was such a cool show because it was really raw. I thought we were pushing it. This was back at a time before...

Quotes by Joe Carnahan

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Frequently Asked Questions

What different ideas about 'cool' appear in these quotes?
They range from defining cool for yourself rather than following others, to calling something pretty cool, to appreciating the low barrier to entry in enthusiast press, to comparing Hollywood's social labels to a high-school caste system.
Is there a quote about defining 'cool' for yourself?
Yes. One quote says their definition of cool is "finding your own definition of cool and not necessarily taking your lead from what other people tell you." For more on this idea, see Cool People quotes.
Is there a quote calling something 'pretty cool'?
Yes - one speaker simply says, "Monster Hearts is pretty cool!" For more short, enthusiastic quotes, browse Chill quotes.
Is there a quote about enthusiast press?
Yes. One quote calls the low barrier to entry "A cool thing about enthusiast press," noting that anyone can decide to start publishing immediately. For more on this theme, see Cooler quotes.
Is there a quote comparing Hollywood to a high school caste system?
Yes - one quote describes Hollywood as "like a really sad, grown up version of high school" where people get labeled cool, not cool, jock, bombshell, or quirky, comparing it to "a caste system." For more on social status, see Status quotes.

Another quote compares Hollywood to a rigid high school caste system, sorting people into labels whether they fit or not. Continue with Cool People Quotes or Cooler Quotes.