--- title: "11 Stephanie Cook Quotes - Famous Journalist (Love Letters to Play)" description: "Stephanie Jayne Cook, MBE is a British retired modern pentathlete. She was the Olympic champion at this event in 2000. Browse 11 Stephanie Cook quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-john-reith-1st-baron-reith-86858.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-john-reith-1st-baron-reith-86858.jpg) # Stephanie Cook (1953) Journalist **11** quotes in **20** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Stephanie Cook is a journalist, best known for *Love Letters to Play*. ## Quick Facts About Stephanie Cook Born January 1, 1953 Profession Journalist Notable works Love Letters to Play ## About Stephanie Cook Stephanie Jayne Cook, MBE is a British retired modern pentathlete. She was the Olympic champion at this event in 2000. ## Quotes by Stephanie Cook > [Try to change what you can and accept all the things that you cannot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/try-to-change-what-you-can-and-accept-all-the-things-that-you-cannot/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/stephanie-cook-38741_accept_try-to-change-what-you-can-and-accept-al_56173.jpg) > [Life is most enjoyed on two occasions: when intoxicated or not giving a fuck. Im doing both so I'm elated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/life-is-most-enjoyed-on-two-occasions-when-intoxicated-or-not-giving/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Elated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elated/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/stephanie-cook-38741_life_life-is-most-enjoyed-on-two-occasions-wh_1904500.jpg) > [What you look like is not who you are. It's an extension of you that should be fueled by a soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/what-you-look-like-is-not-who-you-are-it-s-an-extension-of-you-that/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/stephanie-cook-38741_beautiful_what-you-look-like-is-not-who-you-are-it_615643.jpg) > [Do not forget that you are who you decided to be. Stay in control of your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/do-not-forget-that-you-are-who-you-decided-to-be-stay-in-control-of/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Control](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/control/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/stephanie-cook-38741_control_do-not-forget-that-you-are-who-you-decid_2151883.jpg) > [Things are looking up even though they were never down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/things-are-looking-up-even-though-they-were-never-down/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/stephanie-cook-38741_quote_things-are-looking-up-even-though-they-w_2251996.jpg) > [F\*ck lazy people! Don't complain if you're not a hustler. If you're older than 18 you should know by now lots of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/f-ck-lazy-people-don-t-complain-if-you-re-not-a-hustler-if-you-re/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Hustle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hustle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c34/stephanie-cook-38741_hustle_f-ck-lazy-people-don-t-complain-if-you-r_2165974.jpg) > [Everyone always puts on a 'I do not give a fuck' attitude but the truth is, those people care more than anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/everyone-always-puts-on-a-i-do-not-give-a-fuck-attitude-but-the-truth/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b84/stephanie-cook-38741_i-dont-give-a-fuck_everyone-always-puts-on-a-i-do-not-give_1397800.jpg) > [Girls should stop acting like it's the end of the world because it doesn't work out with one guy...move on. There's billions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/girls-should-stop-acting-like-it-s-the-end-of-the-world-because-it/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [End of the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/end-of-the-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/041/stephanie-cook-38741_end-of-the-world_girls-should-stop-acting-like-it-s-the-e_201272.jpg) > [Picture your life exactly the way you want it and then ask yourself, am I doing the things that will take me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/picture-your-life-exactly-the-way-you-want-it-and-then-ask-yourself/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cae/stephanie-cook-38741_ask-yourself_picture-your-life-exactly-the-way-you-wa_28294.jpg) > [Its ungrateful and whiny when someone complains about getting older instead of celebrating another year of being alive and making it. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/its-ungrateful-and-whiny-when-someone-complains-about-getting-older/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Another year](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another-year/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c0/stephanie-cook-38741_another-year_its-ungrateful-and-whiny-when-someone-co_2196424.jpg) > [It is crazy to me how many people think they know what they want but then they get it and they act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/it-is-crazy-to-me-how-many-people-think-they-know-what-they-want-but/) [Stephanie Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/stephanie-cook-38741_love_it-is-crazy-to-me-how-many-people-think_2668652.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-cook/#itemlist", "name": "Stephanie Cook Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Try to change what you can and accept all the things that you cannot.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephanie Cook" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-cook/try-to-change-what-you-can-and-accept-all-the-things-that-you-cannot/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/stephanie-cook-38741_accept_try-to-change-what-you-can-and-accept-al_56173.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/stephanie-cook-38741_accept_try-to-change-what-you-can-and-accept-al_56173.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/stephanie-cook-38741_accept_try-to-change-what-you-can-and-accept-al_56173.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Try to change what you can and accept all the things that you cannot.” — Stephanie Cook", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Life is most enjoyed on two occasions: when intoxicated or not giving a fuck. 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