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Familiar things are a comfort to us all.

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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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The only thing that really bugs me about television's coverage is those damn women they have down on the sidelines who don't know what the hell they're talking about. I mean, I'm not a sexist person, but a woman has no business being down there trying to make some comment about a football game.
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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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Vegetarian: Indian word for lousy hunter.
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You're almost always better off keeping your mouth shut, but don't let that stop you from popping off.
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One of my major shortcomings - I'm vindictive. I don't know why that is. Even in petty things in my life I tend to strike back. It's a lot more pleasurable a sensation than feeling threatened.
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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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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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I've learned... That love, not time, heals all wounds.
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When you get older you have to be careful about always saying, Things aren't as good as they used to be. But it's hard not to.
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I'm already suspicious of anyone who thinks he or she is smart enough to be president. You'd have to have some ego to believe that about yourself.
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I hate to say it, but I had a great time in World War II.
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Not many people in this world are as lucky as I've been. ... All this time I've been paid to say what is on my mind on television. You don't get any luckier in life than that.
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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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Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.
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Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout.
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My most serious character flaw is that I don't deny myself much.
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... all of us talk faster than we listen.
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Democrats believe people are basically good but must be saved from themselves by the government. Republicans believe people are basically bad but they'll be okay if they're left alone.
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I've learned... That money doesn't buy class.
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Anyone should be very suspicious of a sentence he's written that can't be read aloud easily.
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