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Familiar things are a comfort to us all.

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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I've done a lot of complaining here, but of all the things I've complained about, I can't complain about my life.
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Ugly is very popular this year...I had a feeling these clothes were deigned by someone who didn't like women.
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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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Looking and not finding is certainly one of the most frustrating ways to spend time.
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I don't like food that's too carefully arranged it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting.
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I've learned... that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
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There are more beauty parlors than there are beauties.
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When those waiters ask me if I want some fresh ground pepper, I ask if they have any aged pepper.
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I've learned... That money doesn't buy class.
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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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Most of the people in the world are good and decent if you give them a chance to be.
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Dogs are nicer than people.
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The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature. If some of our great decorated trees had been grown in a remote forest area with lights that came on every evening as it grew dark, the whole world would come to look at them and marvel at the mystery of their great beauty.
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One day about 10 years ago the door to my office opened and who walked in but Bill Gates.... Seemed like a nice guy and has done more with his money than most billionaires. But that's as far as I want to go being kind to Bill Gates.
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Love is more pleasant once you get out of your twenties. It doesn't hurt all the time.
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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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Art is a by-product of an honest and successful attempt to do something well.
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