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I've learned... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.

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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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Most of us aren't that interested in getting rich- we just don't want to get poor.
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Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
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Would a real man get caught eating a twinkie?
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I've learned... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
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We should change our attitude toward the United Nations. There has to be some power in the world superior to our own. We should not have attacked Iraq without the okay of the United Nations. Now we have to live with that mistake. We're living with it, and too many of our guys are dying with it.
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I mean, the notion that we must love everything in this country or get out and go someplace else is ridiculous. I mean, if you -- the best thing a patriotic American can do is to look and be critical and find out what's wrong and try to make it better. That's what a patriotic American does.
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the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
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The last birthday that's any good is 23.
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Flying is always an unpleasant experience. You wait an hour for every ten minutes you actually spend getting anywhere.
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Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
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Milk without fat is like nonalcoholic Scotch.
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I've learned... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
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