Andy Rooney Quotes
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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I used to have to force myself to go, okay, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing and then all of a sudden a thought of some where could come in. Now I can just focus and not think about anything. So, yeah, I guess I do that a lot.
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Even though I'm Hispanic, I'm so white.
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Nearer the gods no mortal may approach.
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.
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Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward.
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Could today's construction worker married to a clerical worker guarantee four children a college education and buy a house? That's what we're fighting about.
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I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.
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We know that reading to children is a crucial step. From the beginning, babies who are read to are exposed to the cadence of language, and school-age children who read at home for 15 minutes a day are exposed to millions of words.
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If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
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The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.
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Ignorance is not bliss, but in my case, that was.
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When you cross over on fandoms, people don't know what to do with themselves.
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I work with some of the funniest writers in the country.
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Do not get elated at any victory, for all such victory is subject to the will of God.
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Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
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At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time or space - abstractions for which our language lacks adequate terms.
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People say I'm not world level, but I haven't fought at that class yet, so you can't say that until I have.
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There’s a reason why the French are on their fifth republic, and we are on our first, and that’s because we did not have a worship of reason at the beginning of the Founding as the French did, and then discovered that the purity, the Rousseauian idea is simply not one for the real world, or not one that avoids the guillotine...
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Technology is just one of the factors affecting the world of work. Economics, demographics, sociological trends, and government policies are four other core influences reshaping labour markets and determining how we will work for years ahead.
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I tend to gravitate toward people who are a bit more eccentric and creative and artistic in some ways. And I like bringing disparate kinds of creative people together to create some great work, even to share points of view on a new direction.
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I hate to say it, but I had a great time in World War II.
