Andy Rooney Quotes

Democrats believe people are basically good but must be saved from themselves by the government. Republicans believe people are basically bad but they'll be okay if they're left alone.

Andy Rooney

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• There will be many types of assets codified into the blockchain, and they are all not just going to be on the bitcoin blockchain - it's going to be a number of different assets here. And the best way to invest in that is a diversified portfolio.

  

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• To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.

  

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• I was quite nervous about meeting William's father, but he was very, very welcoming, very friendly, it couldn't have gone easier really for me.

  

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• Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.

  

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• The reality is we talk a lot about it, but we really don't give everyone an opportunity to buy into it, and this combines both the best of Republican and Democratic ideals.

  

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• I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.

  

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• Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.

  

  J. Cole
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• I don't ever remember a single day of hopelessness. I knew from the history of the labor movement, especially of the black people, that it was an undertaking of great trial. That, live or die, I had to stick with it, and we had to win.

  

  A. Philip Randolph
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• Though many corporations honor commitments to reduce dangerous pollution, some cut corners and cheat. The marketplace doesn't always have mechanisms to correct bad actors.

  

  Frances Beinecke
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• I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.

  

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• Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.

  

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• Usually in TV... A TV director could be anything from a main grip to just a glorified cameraman, and sometimes a director can be the person who is hired last. It's very much a producer's medium.

  

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• I've had the privilege of meeting and/or interviewing most of the top metal and hard rock artists at various points in my career and sharing their stories and music with millions of fans on air through TV and radio.

  

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• If you're an artist, you're an artist; that's the only way I can explain it.

  

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• I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.

  

  Gautam Gambhir
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• I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.

  

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• I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

  

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• To me, the flag represents the greatest ideals of the United States of America, not the worst, but different people look at different things and have different feelings about it. That's what freedom of expression is all about.

  

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• I understand and accept that for the people of Munich, only the treble will do.

  

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• The U.S. cannot be the policeman of the world. When we tried that in Vietnam, they beat us up.

  

  Newt Gingrich
  • Up
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• We've been swimming at nude beaches and I love to go skinny dipping, but I'm sorry, sitting on top of a mountain, that's just, you're trying to show off or something. That's ridiculous.

  

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  • Trying
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• Democrats believe people are basically good but must be saved from themselves by the government. Republicans believe people are basically bad but they'll be okay if they're left alone.

  

  Andy Rooney
  • People
  • Good
  • Believe