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> [I was born in Jamaica, my whole family's Jamaican, and they always give me a hard time for being the least Jamaican member of the family. But I think it's their fault for naming me Sarah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/i-was-born-in-jamaica-my-whole-family-s-jamaican-and-they-always-give/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c71/sarah-cooper-5133_born_i-was-born-in-jamaica-my-whole-family-s_697018.jpg)

> [When you're Jamaican, you don't consider yourself African American even though everyone else considers you that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/when-you-re-jamaican-you-don-t-consider-yourself-african-american/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/085/sarah-cooper-5133_african_when-you-re-jamaican-you-don-t-consider_2995679.jpg)

## More by Sarah Cooper

> [I had been writing and performing stand-up comedy pretty much the entire time I worked at Google.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/i-had-been-writing-and-performing-stand-up-comedy-pretty-much-the/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [I didn't set out to be a Trump impressionist at all. It wasn't that I wanted to be Trump. It's that I was asking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/i-didn-t-set-out-to-be-a-trump-impressionist-at-all-it-wasn-t-that-i/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [When I was little, I always got so excited about learning - until I got to the actual learning part of learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/when-i-was-little-i-always-got-so-excited-about-learning-until-i-got/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [When you know in your heart that you and your ideas are important, you will give every idea you have a fighting chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/when-you-know-in-your-heart-that-you-and-your-ideas-are-important-you/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [20 or 30 exclamation points can go a long way to making the tone of your email excited and cheerful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/20-or-30-exclamation-points-can-go-a-long-way-to-making-the-tone-of/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [Creating a distraction is a skill we should all have. Never take for granted your ability to spot something interesting out of the corner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/creating-a-distraction-is-a-skill-we-should-all-have-never-take-for/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [I love how much people are drawn to my 'impersonations' of Trump because they aren't really impersonations at all. I'm not trying to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/i-love-how-much-people-are-drawn-to-my-impersonations-of-trump/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [One of the best things you can do to get on an engineer's good side is make him feel as much like a regular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/one-of-the-best-things-you-can-do-to-get-on-an-engineer-s-good-side/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [Facebook has created a rash of mental zombies in a meme-feeding frenzy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/facebook-has-created-a-rash-of-mental-zombies-in-a-meme-feeding-frenzy/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [People love self-deprecating humor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/people-love-self-deprecating-humor/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [“I tried Jenny’s number again after school but there was still no answer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/i-tried-jenny-s-number-again-after-school-but-there-was-still-no/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [You know, as a comedian, that's what you do. You speak truth to power by making people laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/you-know-as-a-comedian-that-s-what-you-do-you-speak-truth-to-power-by/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [I love getting things done. That's why I spend several hours a day reading productivity articles. And when the day is done, I bookmark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/i-love-getting-things-done-that-s-why-i-spend-several-hours-a-day/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [“connections. For instance, the National Center for History in the Schools (NCHS) suggests that students engage in the deepest “historical thinking” when they consider…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/connections-for-instance-the-national-center-for-history-in-the/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

> [Believe it or not, joining a video conference call from home doesn't always have to make you feel like an idiot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/believe-it-or-not-joining-a-video-conference-call-from-home-doesn-t/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

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