Andy Rooney Quotes
I've learned... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
Quotes to Explore
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There is nothing we can do about the lynching now, as we are out-numbered and without arms.
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I write poems, I meditate. I don't live up to people's expectations. I don't do the conventional cool things - I know I am the coolest person.
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For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two.
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It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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I looked at Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and the boys up there thinking, I want to be that.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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When I first met my wife, I really just settled down quite a bit and I started living a much cleaner lifestyle. I was able to concentrate on things that I neglected in the past a little more and I was spending a lot more time at home than I normally would.
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I can't think of anything I hate more than a former punk - they are the most self-righteous people in the world.
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It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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My father was out of my life when I was pretty young - when I was 7 years old, he was gone. I didn't see him for the rest of my childhood.
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I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
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By the time I went up to Cambridge, I was extremely quiet and well behaved, although I now meet people who remember me as not like that at all.
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The people who influence us most are not those who buttonhole us and talk to us, but those who live their lives like the stars in heaven and the lilies in the field, perfectly simply and unaffectedly. Those are the lives that mould.
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Transformation always and necessarily calls for a transformation of oneself and one's environment. But I don't see that happening. People are stuck with their own positions that never change.
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I am opposed to it under any and all circumstances, and in our convention urged our party not to commit themselves at all upon the subject.
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I've learned... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
