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One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly. ~ (1919-), American writer, producer, humorist.

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Andy Rooney
Age: 92 †
Born: 1919
Born: January 14
Died: 2011
Died: November 4
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By the time they're ready to be thrown away, most shoes are thoroughly comfortable
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Nothing in fine print is ever good news.
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I've learned... That love, not time, heals all wounds.
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It isn't working that's so hard, it's getting ready to work.
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The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.
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People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.
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I never get over feeling bad about tearing open a beautifully wrapped present. It takes ten seconds to destroy a work of art that took someone ten minutes to accomplish.
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Those of us who don't have a party affiliation ought to be able to register under the heading Confused.
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It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone.
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I've learned... that just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.
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I am not retiring. Writers don't retire. Writers never stop writing.
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There are only a few safe targets left, just a few groups of people you can say anything negative about without getting in trouble for it. I've made a list of safe targets and I probably ought to stick to those. Politicians, for instance. You can say anything you want about them, and it doesn't matter how unfair you are. People seem to like it.
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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.
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Once you pass forty, a dime isn't worth bending over to pick up if you drop one.
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I've learned... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.
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Conservatives are more religious than liberals--although there is no evidence that they're nicer people because of it.
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Writers don't often say anything that readers don't already know, unless its a news story. A writer's greatest pleasure is revealing to people things they knew but did not know they knew. Or did not realize everyone else knew, too. This produces a warm sense of fellow feeling and is the best a writer can do.
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Don't you hate it when...your suitcase is the last one off the airplane?
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I've learned ... that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
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