Andy Rooney
American radio and television writer
Lived from: 1919 - 2011
Category: Media | Writers (Contemporary) Country: 
United States
Born: 14 january 1919 Died: 4 november 2011
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A writer's job is to tell the truth.
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All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.
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Anyone who likes golf on television would enjoy watching the grass grow on the greens.
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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.
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Death is a distant rumor to the young.
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Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.
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Elephants and grandchildren never forget.
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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.
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Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.
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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.
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I don't think the government is out to get me or help someone else get me but it wouldn't surprise me if they were out to sell me something or help someone else sell me something. I mean, why else would the Census Bureau want to know my telephone number?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.
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If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
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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.
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Let's make a statement to the airlines just to get their attention. We'll pick a week next year and we'll all agree not to go anywhere for seven days.
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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.
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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.
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