Andy Rooney Quotes
One of my major shortcomings - I'm vindictive. I don't know why that is. Even in petty things in my life I tend to strike back. It's a lot more pleasurable a sensation than feeling threatened.
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No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
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They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And me.
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We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids.
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When I was in college, I learned to really take care of my body and figured out what works best for me and what doesn't work for me when it comes to my nutrition. That helped so much on the field because soccer is such a fitness-oriented game.
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(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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I have a vast curiosity about our universe, our origins, and its probable future.
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Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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Babies are smart. They can tell the difference between a responsive face and a blank face, wiped clean of emotion.
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I do like a lot of things that a lot of adults would scoff at. 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' 'Looney Tunes.'
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You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise.
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What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
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My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
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We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group.
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I have to recognize that my voice is attached to my body, which gets tired.
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I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing.
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As humans, we're going to make mistakes. It's what makes us human, and most of the time, the most effective way of learning is from a mistake.
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It is only in the world of objects that we have time and space and selves.
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Everyone asks me why someone Turkish is making Greek yogurt. In Greece, it is not called 'Greek yogurt.' Everywhere in the world it is called 'strained yogurt.' But because it was introduced in this country by a Greek company, they called it 'Greek yogurt.'
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In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.
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Infrastructure investments lead to jobs. And quality of life starts with a good job.
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No matter where life takes me. Find me with a smile.
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One of my major shortcomings - I'm vindictive. I don't know why that is. Even in petty things in my life I tend to strike back. It's a lot more pleasurable a sensation than feeling threatened.
