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> [“See, Shel (Silverstein) was possessed with one of the worst singing verses ever heard. Musical appreciation is inherently subjective, and it's normally senseless to write about vocalists or instrumentalists as 'good' or 'bad.' But in Shel's case, it's a practical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/see-shel-silverstein-was-possessed-with-one-of-the-worst-singing/)

[Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/)

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## More by Peter Cooper

> [“Don Light talks ... ... The Marines help teach you patience, and patience is a virtue. My old friend Les Beasley was in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/don-light-talks-the-marines-help-teach-you-patience-and-patience-is-a/)

[Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/)

> [A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the result of sudden impulse and accident…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/a-true-history-of-human-events-would-show-that-a-far-larger/)

[Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/)

> [Money is so unlike every other article that I believe a man has neither a legal or a moral right to take all that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/money-is-so-unlike-every-other-article-that-i-believe-a-man-has/)

[Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/)

> [“(Skip Litz) was road managing Todd Snider one time, which meant he had to sneak Todd's tiny dog, Lulu, into hotels. In Atlanta, Skip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/skip-litz-was-road-managing-todd-snider-one-time-which-meant-he-had/)

[Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/)

> [“See, Shel (Silverstein) was possessed with one of the worst singing verses ever heard. Musical appreciation is inherently subjective, and it's normally senseless to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/see-shel-silverstein-was-possessed-with-one-of-the-worst-singing/)

[Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/)

> [I have always recognized that the object of business is to make money in an honorable manner. I have endeavored to remember that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/i-have-always-recognized-that-the-object-of-business-is-to-make-money/)

[Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/)

> [“One of the most fulfilling things about programming is that you can turn your dreams into reality. The amount of skill you need varies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/one-of-the-most-fulfilling-things-about-programming-is-that-you-can/)

[Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/)

> [“I wound up writing a review that asserted her greatness but also said that this was not her career album, and that she could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cooper/i-wound-up-writing-a-review-that-asserted-her-greatness-but-also-said/)

[Peter Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cooper/)

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