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I've learned... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

Andy Rooney

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Andy Rooney
Age: 92 †
Born: 1919
Born: January 14
Died: 2011
Died: November 4
Journalist
Screenwriter
War Correspondent
Writer
Albany
New York
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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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Looking and not finding is certainly one of the most frustrating ways to spend time.
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Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt.
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The fastest thing computers do is go obsolete.
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We all ought to understand we're on our own. Believing in Santa Claus doesn't do kids any harm for a few years but it isn't smart for them to continue waiting all their lives for him to come down the chimney with something wonderful. Santa Claus and God are cousins.
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Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
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The last birthday that's any good is 23.
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Believing is such a comfort that it's hard to give up a belief just because it isn't true.
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