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I've learned... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

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Andy Rooney
Age: 92 †
Born: 1919
Born: January 14
Died: 2011
Died: November 4
Journalist
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War Correspondent
Writer
Albany
New York
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