Andy Rooney Quotes
One day about 10 years ago the door to my office opened and who walked in but Bill Gates.... Seemed like a nice guy and has done more with his money than most billionaires. But that's as far as I want to go being kind to Bill Gates.
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For me, the lean times were a wonderful, beautiful time of my life, struggling for many years in regional theater all over the country for not much money.
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I definitely go with the flow because I feel like I have been so lucky, and so many things have happened to me that just never should have happened.
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I'm sort of contrary and stubborn sometimes. When everybody says, 'You have to read this book! You have to read this book!' I'm like 'Oh, I'll get around to it.'
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I'm learning as I go. I don't know everything. I never had anybody to look at, nobody ever taught me, and where I'm from I didn't have any famous role models.
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Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.
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You can take the boy out of Bombay; you can't take Bombay out of the boy, you know.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.
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The fact that we're living in a country where 90 percent of the people want further gun laws - to maybe somehow put a dent in some of this insanity that's happening - and yet there's no further legislation taking place, it's very frustrating and upsetting.
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I've always taken direction pretty well.
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I don't look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That's really feeding the most important part of working in the theater.
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I'm not stuck in Strikeforce. I'm happy to be with them. It's where I started, and they've been great to me.
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To be the outsider is actually a great thing in England.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
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Your body thinks radium is a great thing to pack into bone - where it kills some cells outright and scrambles the DNA of others, causing problems like cancer.
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When you go to Best Buy and see a DVD of your movie, you think it's amazing. But then there's a whole other world that comes with it. It's a very small percent that's difficult, stalker-like, or annoying. Most people are just so gracious and so nice. As cheesy as it sounds, that's the thing that really keeps you going.
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A heart makes a good home for the friend.
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Arafat contradicts himself every five minutes. He always plays the double-cross, lies even if you ask him what time it is.
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I demand a lot from myself and reflect this attitude upon others: I consider it to be an important quality for a leader. I also think it is impossible to achieve success without persistence.
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The term 'pashmina' is often used interchangeably with 'cashmere,' but in reality, pashmina is a specific type of very fine, lofty cashmere, woven from a specific type of goat - one indigenous to northern India, Nepal, and Pakistan, and harvested and woven there as well.
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I've often said working with Larry is a lot like watching the Jerry Springer Show. After five minutes, you will feel better about your own family.
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.
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One day about 10 years ago the door to my office opened and who walked in but Bill Gates.... Seemed like a nice guy and has done more with his money than most billionaires. But that's as far as I want to go being kind to Bill Gates.
