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Andy Rooney quotes: Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout.

Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout.

Andy Rooney quotes: Most of the people in the world are good and decent if you give them a chance to be ...

Most of the people in the world are good and decent if you give them a chance to be ...

Andy Rooney quotes: Most of us believe everyone has a right to his own opinion - as long as it agrees with ours.

Most of us believe everyone has a right to his own opinion - as long as it agrees with ours.

Andy Rooney quotes: Half the cookbooks tell you how to cook the food and the other half tell you how to avoid eating it.

Half the cookbooks tell you how to cook the food and the other half tell you how to avoid eating it.

Andy Rooney quotes: Familiar things are a comfort to us all.

Familiar things are a comfort to us all.

Andy Rooney quotes: The only people who say worse things about politicians that reporters do are other politicians.

The only people who say worse things about politicians that reporters do are other politicians.

Andy Rooney quotes: I don't pick subjects as much as they pick me.

I don't pick subjects as much as they pick me.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I've learned ... that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.

I've learned ... That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.

Andy Rooney quotes: Sooner or later the world will have to return to the good old days when we fought wars and killed people the old-fashioned way, one at a time.

Sooner or later the world will have to return to the good old days when we fought wars and killed people the old-fashioned way, one at a time.

Andy Rooney quotes: Walking is good for the soul.

Walking is good for the soul.

Andy Rooney quotes: I'm always on the lookout for something good about people. Often months go by.

I'm always on the lookout for something good about people. Often months go by.

Andy Rooney quotes: It's just amazing how long this country has been going to hell without ever having got there.

It's just amazing how long this country has been going to hell without ever having got there.

Andy Rooney quotes: My mother always called me 'sturdy' and said I have big bones. A little fat is what I am.

My mother always called me 'sturdy' and said I have big bones. A little fat is what I am.

Andy Rooney quotes: It's not so much that I write well, I just don't write badly very often and that passes for good on television.

It's not so much that I write well, I just don't write badly very often and that passes for good on television.

Andy Rooney quotes: It's ridiculous for a country to get all worked up about a game - except the Super Bowl, of course. Now that's important.

It's ridiculous for a country to get all worked up about a game - except the Super Bowl, of course. Now that's important.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

I've learned ... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

Andy Rooney quotes: Milk without fat is like nonalcoholic Scotch.

Milk without fat is like nonalcoholic Scotch.

Andy Rooney quotes: You really can't blame the military for wanting to go to war [in Iraq]. They've got all these new toys and they want to know whether they work or not.

You really can't blame the military for wanting to go to war [in Iraq]. They've got all these new toys and they want to know whether they work or not.

Andy Rooney quotes: Numbers tend to give the impression that there's more order in the world than there is.

Numbers tend to give the impression that there's more order in the world than there is.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

I've learned ... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

Andy Rooney quotes: By the time they're ready to be thrown away, most shoes are thoroughly comfortable

By the time they're ready to be thrown away, most shoes are thoroughly comfortable

Andy Rooney quotes: Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.

Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

I've learned ... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

Andy Rooney quotes: Writers don't retire. I will always be a writer.

Writers don't retire. I will always be a writer.

Andy Rooney quotes: Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.

Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

Andy Rooney quotes: The great virtue of being alone is that your mind can go its own way.

The great virtue of being alone is that your mind can go its own way.

Andy Rooney quotes: It would be a better world if everyone in it knew all the truth about everything.

It would be a better world if everyone in it knew all the truth about everything.

Andy Rooney quotes: No one likes the house next door to look worse or a lot better than his own.

No one likes the house next door to look worse or a lot better than his own.

Andy Rooney quotes: All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.

All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.

Andy Rooney quotes: No one ever writes a book in which he is the bad guy.

No one ever writes a book in which he is the bad guy.

Andy Rooney quotes: You're almost always better off keeping your mouth shut, but don't let that stop you from popping off.

You're almost always better off keeping your mouth shut, but don't let that stop you from popping off.

Andy Rooney quotes: I don't differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the supernatural.

I don't differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the supernatural.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That love, not time, heals all wounds.

I've learned ... That love, not time, heals all wounds.

Andy Rooney quotes: Art is a by-product of an honest and successful attempt to do something well.

Art is a by-product of an honest and successful attempt to do something well.

Andy Rooney quotes: I'm an admirer of everything Dr. Martin Luther King stood for, but I don't think he would have stood for this

I'm an admirer of everything Dr. Martin Luther King stood for, but I don't think he would have stood for this

Andy Rooney quotes: The English language is more complex than calculus because numbers don't have nuances.

The English language is more complex than calculus because numbers don't have nuances.

Andy Rooney quotes: All of us talk faster than we listen.

All of us talk faster than we listen.

Andy Rooney quotes: Don't keep saying, "I don't know where the time goes." It goes the same place it's always gone and no one has ever known where that is.

Don't keep saying, "I don't know where the time goes." It goes the same place it's always gone and no one has ever known where that is.

Andy Rooney quotes: Do I have opinions that might piss people off? Yes - that's what I'm here for.

Do I have opinions that might piss people off? Yes - that's what I'm here for.

Andy Rooney quotes: We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers.

We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers.

Andy Rooney quotes: One of the sweetest things in life: a letter from a friend.

One of the sweetest things in life: a letter from a friend.

Andy Rooney quotes: In a conversation, keep in mind that you're more interested in what you have to say than anyone else is.

In a conversation, keep in mind that you're more interested in what you have to say than anyone else is.

Andy Rooney quotes: 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.

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.

Andy Rooney quotes: You're better off missing a bus or an airplane once in a while than you are getting there too early all the time.

You're better off missing a bus or an airplane once in a while than you are getting there too early all the time.

Andy Rooney quotes: Conservatives are more religious than liberalsalthough there is no evidence that they're nicer people because of it.

Conservatives are more religious than liberals
although there is no evidence that they're nicer people because of it.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've done a lot of complaining here, but of all the things I've complained about, I can't complain about my life.

I've done a lot of complaining here, but of all the things I've complained about, I can't complain about my life.

Andy Rooney quotes: You can't be a good writer without being a good thinker.

You can't be a good writer without being a good thinker.

Andy Rooney quotes: Once you pass forty, a dime isn't worth bending over to pick up if you drop one.

Once you pass forty, a dime isn't worth bending over to pick up if you drop one.

Andy Rooney quotes: Phyllis Schlafly speaks for all American women who oppose equal rights for themselves.

Phyllis Schlafly speaks for all American women who oppose equal rights for themselves.

Andy Rooney quotes: A cat's idea of a 'good time' is to kill something.

A cat's idea of a 'good time' is to kill something.

Andy Rooney quotes: The last birthday that's any good is 23.

The last birthday that's any good is 23.

Andy Rooney quotes: 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.

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.

Andy Rooney quotes: Don't take a butcher's advice on how to cook meat. If he knew, he'd be a chef.

Don't take a butcher's advice on how to cook meat. If he knew, he'd be a chef.

Andy Rooney quotes: It is possible to be dumb and be a college president.

It is possible to be dumb and be a college president.

Andy Rooney quotes: We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.

Andy Rooney quotes: The fastest thing computers do is go obsolete.

The fastest thing computers do is go obsolete.

Andy Rooney quotes: Would a real man get caught eating a twinkie?

Would a real man get caught eating a twinkie?

Andy Rooney quotes: The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

Andy Rooney quotes: Person-to-person, most people are honest.

Person-to-person, most people are honest.

Andy Rooney quotes: Love is more pleasant once you get out of your twenties. It doesn't hurt all the time.

Love is more pleasant once you get out of your twenties. It doesn't hurt all the time.

Andy Rooney quotes: Vegetarian: Indian word for lousy hunter.

Vegetarian: Indian word for lousy hunter.

Andy Rooney quotes: Soap, like people, shouldn't smell like anything.

Soap, like people, shouldn't smell like anything.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

I've learned ... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

Andy Rooney quotes: Most college students are not as smart as most college presidents.

Most college students are not as smart as most college presidents.

Andy Rooney quotes: A woman over 30 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?". She doesn't care what you think.

A woman over 30 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?". She doesn't care what you think.

Andy Rooney quotes: Most of us aren't that interested in getting rich- we just don't want to get poor.

Most of us aren't that interested in getting rich- we just don't want to get poor.

Andy Rooney quotes: I'd be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn't believe it, if I thought it made people nicer to each other but I don't think it does.

I'd be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn't believe it, if I thought it made people nicer to each other but I don't think it does.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That money doesn't buy class.

I've learned ... That money doesn't buy class.

Andy Rooney quotes: When those waiters ask me if I want some fresh ground pepper, I ask if they have any aged pepper.

When those waiters ask me if I want some fresh ground pepper, I ask if they have any aged pepper.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned ... That when you're in love, it shows.

Andy Rooney quotes: I'm already suspicious of anyone who thinks he or she is smart enough to be president. You'd have to have some ego to believe that about yourself.

I'm already suspicious of anyone who thinks he or she is smart enough to be president. You'd have to have some ego to believe that about yourself.

Andy Rooney quotes: I just wish insignificance had more stature.

I just wish insignificance had more stature.

Andy Rooney quotes: When it comes to educating all of us about the most basic things in life, it seems to me we need more kindergartens and fewer graduate schools.

When it comes to educating all of us about the most basic things in life, it seems to me we need more kindergartens and fewer graduate schools.

Andy Rooney quotes: Elephants and grandchildren never forget.

Elephants and grandchildren never forget.

Andy Rooney quotes: In spite of some bad experiences, I'm a firm believer in the trial and error method of learning.

In spite of some bad experiences, I'm a firm believer in the trial and error method of learning.

Andy Rooney quotes: Great teachers are usually a little crazy.

Great teachers are usually a little crazy.

Andy Rooney quotes: Space, like Switzerland, should be neutral.

Space, like Switzerland, should be neutral.

Andy Rooney quotes: Nothing in fine print is ever good news.

Nothing in fine print is ever good news.

Andy Rooney quotes: Creativity is a by-product of hard work. If I never have another really new idea, it won't matter.

Creativity is a by-product of hard work. If I never have another really new idea, it won't matter.

Andy Rooney quotes: Everyone starts out being an atheist. No one is born with belief in anything. Infants are atheists until they are indoctrinated.

Everyone starts out being an atheist. No one is born with belief in anything. Infants are atheists until they are indoctrinated.

Andy Rooney quotes: Ugly is very popular this year ... I had a feeling these clothes were deigned by someone who didn't like women.

Ugly is very popular this year ... I had a feeling these clothes were deigned by someone who didn't like women.

Andy Rooney quotes: Dogs are nicer than people.

Dogs are nicer than people.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned ... that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

Andy Rooney quotes: A writer's job is to tell the truth.

A writer's job is to tell the truth.

Andy Rooney quotes: Don't you hate it when ... your suitcase is the last one off the airplane?

Don't you hate it when ... your suitcase is the last one off the airplane?

Andy Rooney quotes: As an old reporter, we have a few secrets, and the first thing is we try the phone book.

As an old reporter, we have a few secrets, and the first thing is we try the phone book.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

I've learned ... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

Andy Rooney quotes: We can all be prouder to be human beings, because that's what they were. They make up for a lot of liars, cheats, and terrorists among us.

We can all be prouder to be human beings, because that's what they were. They make up for a lot of liars, cheats, and terrorists among us.

Andy Rooney quotes: I'd like to be rich enough so I could throw soap away after the letters are worn off

I'd like to be rich enough so I could throw soap away after the letters are worn off

Andy Rooney quotes: Death is a distant rumor to the young.

Death is a distant rumor to the young.

Andy Rooney quotes: I am not retiring. Writers don't retire. Writers never stop writing.

I am not retiring. Writers don't retire. Writers never stop writing.

Andy Rooney quotes: I've learned ... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.

I've learned ... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.

Andy Rooney quotes: I can't choose how i feel. But i can choose what I do about it.

I can't choose how i feel. But i can choose what I do about it.

Andy Rooney quotes: 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.

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 quotes: New ideas are one of the most overrated concepts of our time. Most of the important ideas that we live with aren't new at all.

New ideas are one of the most overrated concepts of our time. Most of the important ideas that we live with aren't new at all.

Andy Rooney quotes: 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.

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 quotes: I just wish we knew a little less about his urethra and a little more about his arms sales to Iran.

I just wish we knew a little less about his urethra and a little more about his arms sales to Iran.

Andy Rooney quotes: Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.

Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.