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Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney
American Journalist
Born: Jan 14, 1919
Died: Nov 4, 2011
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Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Hunter S. Thompson Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison
People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe. Andy Rooney
Truth People Will Believe Only Facts Generally Accept Agree Relatable
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. Andy Rooney
Christmas Day World Christmas Day Glorious Living Too Clean Most Mess Messes Up Quickly Room Created Living Room
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. Andy Rooney
Teacher People Remember Rest Thousands Thousands Of People More Most End Up Five Than Six Them Us Teachers Who Lives
Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter. Andy Rooney
Old Word Hunter Indian Vegetarian Lousy Meaning
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. Andy Rooney
Life Old Long Getting Old Living Everyone Paradoxical Long Life Idea Getting Anyone Appeal Appeals
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. Andy Rooney
You Rule Something Wrong Get Getting Probability Anytime Right Chance
I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting. Andy Rooney
Buy Time Food Me Cooking Too Much Picture Painting Think Carefully Too Enough Too Much Time Enough Time Spending Like Chef Makes Arranged Arranging Wanted Much
Nothing in fine print is ever good news. Andy Rooney
Good News Good News Nothing Fine Fine Print Print Ever
Elephants and grandchildren never forget. Andy Rooney
Never Never Forget Forget Grandchildren Elephants
Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens. Andy Rooney
Happiness Life You Strikes More How Than Depends Happens
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. Andy Rooney
Easier Computers Most Make Lot Done Things Need
I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points. Andy Rooney
Time Game Eyes Too Much Too Too Much Time More Both Points Between Like Passes Time Passes Scoring Than Hockey Ice Frustrating Much Your Hard Fights Keep Puck Watch Players
Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head. Andy Rooney
Rule Out Head Does Hands Working Your Using
We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones. Andy Rooney
Feeling Mistakes Big Gives Make Proud Making Big Ones Any Little Us
I don't pick subjects as much as they pick me. Andy Rooney
Me Pick Subjects Much
The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort - the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing - the opening a wonderfully joyous moment. Andy Rooney
Sad Privacy Blessed Final Opening Joyous Comfort Terror Wonderfully Closing Door Moment Thing Bring
I'm in a position of feeling secure enough so that I can say what I think is right and if so many people think it's wrong that I get fired, well, I've got enough to eat. Andy Rooney
People Feeling Think Enough Say Secure Eat Fired Wrong Well Got Get So Many People Many Right Position
Anyone who watches golf on television would enjoy watching the grass grow on the greens. Andy Rooney
Grass Enjoy Television Would Greens Anyone Golf Who Grow Watches Watching
I just wish we knew a little less about his urethra and a little more about his arms sales to Iran. Andy Rooney
Wish About More Knew Arms His Iran Sales Just Little Less
The federal government has sponsored research that has produced a tomato that is perfect in every respect, except that you can't eat it. We should make every effort to make sure this disease, often referred to as 'progress', doesn't spread. Andy Rooney
Government You Respect Progress Research Every Eat Perfect Except Federal Federal Government Sponsored Make Sure Spread Referred Effort Disease Often Produced Should Tomato
Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt. Andy Rooney
Good Hurt Too Unlikely Television Sexy Gymnastics Combination Sort Ballet Which Skating Little Figure Figure Skating Event Olympic
The world must be filled with unsuccessful musical careers like mine, and it's probably a good thing. We don't need a lot of bad musicians filling the air with unnecessary sounds. Some of the professionals are bad enough. Andy Rooney
Good Musicians World Enough Air Musical Mine Unnecessary Bad Must Some Good Thing Unsuccessful Like Sounds Lot Filled Filling Professionals Thing Need Careers
The dullest Olympic sport is curling, whatever 'curling' means. Andy Rooney
Whatever Sport Curling Means Olympic
All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law. Andy Rooney
Law Men Though Equal Were Created Should Treated
I hope all of you are going to fill out your census form when it comes in the mail next month. If you don't return the form the area you live in might get less government money and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you. Andy Rooney
Hope Government You Money Live Month Out Would Area Mail Return Get Going Want Form Happen Census Might Next Your Less Fill
Writers don't retire. I will always be a writer. Andy Rooney
Will Writer Writers Retire Always

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