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Cool Thing Quotes

Because cool means something different to everyone.

These quotes show that what counts as a cool thing depends a lot on timing and who's judging, since something dismissed as uncool in one decade can be celebrated in another. There's also a fun nod to gaming as a space for doing things no other medium allows, tying nicely into our Cool quotes.

I think making friends is not being afraid to look stupid, because everyone wants a friend who is willing to be stupid and fun. If you try and be too cool, it only works in high school. After that, being...

Quotes by Adam DeVine

We just sort of thought a Web series would be a cool thing to be able to send to our parents to show them that we were, in fact, actually doing comedy.

Quotes by Abbi Jacobson

A cool thing about enthusiast press is the low barrier to entry. Anyone can decide they want to set out on this path and start publishing immediately.

Quotes by Zoe Quinn

For me, the cool thing is doing things that could only be done in gaming.

Quotes by Warren Spector

Being Quotes

And when I was a kid being an actor was not cool. I'm thirty now and when I was a kid in the 80s that wasn't a cool thing to be.

Quotes by Vincent Kartheiser

The idea was that if it was a cool thing to do online, you should be able to do it on MySpace.

Quotes by Tom Anderson

Women today are respected as athletes now and that's a really cool thing to see.

Quotes by Tessa Blanchard

The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future.

Quotes by Tania Raymonde

The really cool thing is that I've developed this hardcore fan base that came to me through my work in films, but they are super-willing to cross over and experiment.

Quotes by Sid Sriram

Cool Quotes

Many founders hire just because it seems like a cool thing to do, and people always ask how many employees you have.

Quotes by Sam Altman

The cool thing about writing music, writing anything, is that once you publish it, it's there forever.

Quotes by Ryan Tedder

You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people.

Quotes by Russell Simmons

The cool thing about 'Transparent' is that the show is funny but not like a sitcom is funny. It all comes down to the writing... The writers on that show are so good that you don't have to worry about...

Quotes by Rob Huebel

Electronic music was this super cool thing to me my whole life.

Quotes by Porter Robinson

Culture Quotes

The cool thing about writing is that there is really never a typical day. Sometimes I get a rhythm going and head off to work every morning and come home at night. Sometimes I'll write for two days straight and...

Quotes by Patricia Briggs

I sleep in this really cool thing that is a sleeping bag. It is a spray-tan sleeping bag - Amazon Prime honey, it will save your life.

Quotes by Nikita Dragun

White people couldn't do black music back in the day because they weren't funky or bad enough. They weren't from the ghettoes, but hip-hop and R&B changed all of that because white kids want to be down with it. They...

Quotes by Narada Michael Walden

Doing well in school was a cool thing to do when I was in high school, so I had a blast.

Quotes by Monica Raymund

I think the cool thing about Gap is that it's just such a classic brand.

Quotes by Miles Heizer

Good Quotes

This kind of stuff, it wasn't the cool thing when I was growing up. Now, pop culture is comic books, super-hero movies, anime, manga, and I've been doing it for a long time.

Quotes by Mike Daniels

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of "cool thing" quotes are included here?
They range from thoughtful reflections on subjective coolness across generations to lighthearted, funny lines about everyday objects.
Is there a quote about being an actor and coolness?
Yes, one speaker recalls that being an actor wasn't seen as a cool career choice when they were a kid, showing how perceptions shift over time.
Are any of these quotes meant to be funny?
Yes, at least one is a tongue-in-cheek line about sleeping in an unusually described sleeping bag, adding some humor to the page.
Do these quotes talk about gaming or creative fields?
Yes, one quote highlights gaming specifically as a medium that allows for things simply not possible elsewhere.
Where can I find more quotes about coolness or culture broadly?
Our Cool quotes page and Culture quotes page both expand on this theme in more detail.

A couple of lines lean comedic, including one about an oddly specific sleeping bag, proving that "cool" doesn't always have to be serious. For more on how trends and identity intersect, browse our Culture quotes and Being quotes.