Andy Rooney Quotes
Believing is such a comfort that it's hard to give up a belief just because it isn't true.
Quotes to Explore
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My father got me involved in the game when I was four years old.
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Star Wars was magnificent, but you could tell Darth Vader's ships were glued together.
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God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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I'm not desperately looking for a man, but I'm sure one of these days, I'll find my Mr. Right.
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I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.
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There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.
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I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or in their friends who would have accepted the wearing of a veil.
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It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom.
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The smallest wound or pain of the ego is examined under a microscope as if it were of eternal importance. The artist considers his isolation, his subjectivity, his individualism almost holy.
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'The Sisters Brothers' started out as a little bit of dialogue between these two men who became Eli and Charlie Sisters.
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Working on an adaptation is not as satisfying, because it's not your original work: you're interpreting. With 'L.A. Confidential,' I loved the book. In that case, I felt I was guardian of the work, staying as true to the novel as I could. I've since met the novelist, and he loves the movie and the script.
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I grew up singing in a church choir.
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Both back when I was acting and now that I'm writing, I've always wanted the same thing out of my career: to be able to get up in the morning and do what I love doing.
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Believing is such a comfort that it's hard to give up a belief just because it isn't true.
