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I'd like to be rich enough so I could throw soap away after the letters are worn off
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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Soap, like people, shouldn't smell like anything.
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the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
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Dogs are nicer than people.
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Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.
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I'm in a position of feeling secure enough so that I can say what I think is right and if so many people think it's wrong that I get fired, well, I've got enough to eat.
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Almost all of us have an elevator or two in our lives somewhere. We wait for them, we ride on them. We're annoyed by the wait but pleased with the lift.
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If you put on an item of clothing that hurts just because you have an idea it looks better or conforms to what other people are wearing, it's dumb.
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It's not so much that I write well, I just don't write badly very often and that passes for good on television.
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Would a real man get caught eating a twinkie?
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I've learned... That money doesn't buy class.
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Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.
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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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Being kind is more important than being right.
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I dislike loud-mouthed patriots who suggest they like our country more than I do. Some people's idea of patriotism is hating other countries.
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I've learned... That when you're in love, it shows.
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