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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If I was discovered by anyone, it would be Stephen O'Neil, who saw me in a play at Williamstown and introduced me to my team who I'm still with today. He was the first person to introduce me to the film and TV world. Other than that, I just assumed I would be a theater actor my whole life.
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Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us. It is a belief that all humankind are related to each other. Each has a purpose, spirit and sacredness. It is an understanding with the Great Spirit or Creator that we will follow these ways. And in this understanding we believe we are related to all other living species.
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I believe with all my heart that the American classroom teachers are one of our greatest and most heroic treasures.
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Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still cannot repeal human nature. It will be the abundance of man's heart that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.
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I was married to a dancer who had a dance company in New York City, and she toured.
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I hate to say it, but I had a great time in World War II.
