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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.

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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