Andy Rooney quotes

If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it. (Andy Rooney)
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. View quote
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Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. View quote
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It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone. View quote
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The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. View quote
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People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe. View quote
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Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head. View quote
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Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose. View quote
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The one affectation I have forced on the publisher ... are my apostrophe-free ellisions. Because I write my scripts to read myself, I dont spell 'don't' with an apostrophe. I spell it 'dont'. We all know the word and it seems foolish to put in an extraneous apostrophe. Punctuation marks are devices we use to make the meaning of sentences clear. There is nothing confusing about a word like 'dont' printed without an apostrophe to indicate an omitted letter. View quote
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At the end of every television broadcast, the names of the people who worked on it are listed. Why, you may ask yourself sometimes, would so many people want to take credit for such a bad show? Well, its just like what's happened to the dollar. Credits in television suffer from inflation. There are more of them and they arent worth what they used to be, even on a good show. View quote
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Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it. (Andy Rooney)
One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly." ~ (1919-), American writer, producer, humorist. View quote
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I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. View quote
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Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. View quote
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I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. View quote
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I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you. View quote
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the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. View quote
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I've learned .... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss. View quote
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Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens. View quote
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Nothing in fine print is ever good news. View quote
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I've learned .... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere. (Andy Rooney)
Elephants and grandchildren never forget. View quote
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Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives. View quote
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We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers. View quote
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Death is a distant rumor to the young. View quote
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