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I've learned... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.
Andy Rooney
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Andy Rooney
Age: 92 †
Born: 1919
Born: January 14
Died: 2011
Died: November 4
Journalist
Screenwriter
War Correspondent
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New York
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You really can't blame the military for wanting to go to war [in Iraq]. They've got all these new toys and they want to know whether they work or not.
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Bacon is clearly a food made by the Nazis to fatten up Americans. It has no nutritional value, is full of fat, sodium, and nitrates, and is a pathetic type of consumable made from the noblest of creatures.
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I spent my first 50 years trying to become known as a writer and the next 30 trying to avoid being famous. I walk down the street or go to a football game and people shout, 'Hey Andy'. I hate that.
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There are more beauty parlors than there are beauties.
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Finding the tool is often half the battle.
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Would a real man get caught eating a twinkie?
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We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.
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I've learned... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
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Most of us aren't that interested in getting rich- we just don't want to get poor.
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The third rule of life is this: Everything you buy today is smaller, more expensive, and not as good as it was yesterday.
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Nothing in fine print is ever good news.
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The teacher who knows the most about a subject isn't necessarily the one who can teach it best.
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I've learned... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
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Let's make a statement to the airlines just to get their attention. We'll pick a week next year and we'll all agree not to go anywhere for seven days.
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No one ever writes a book in which he is the bad guy.
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... all of us talk faster than we listen.
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I hope all of you are going to fill out your census form when it comes in the mail next month. If you don't return the form the area you live in might get less government money and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you.
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I've learned... That when you're in love, it shows.
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Great teachers are usually a little crazy.
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Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.
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