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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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People waiting for an elevator don't know what to do, standing with strangers. There is nothing to do. Its an uneasy time. Some press the button repeatedly as though it would help.
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Go to bed. Whatever you're staying up late for isn't worth it.
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The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort - the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing - the opening a wonderfully joyous moment.
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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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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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In the United States alone, we spend seven times as much on war as on education. There's something wrong there. On this Memorial Day, we should certainly honor those who have died at war, but we should dedicate this day, not so much to their memory, but to the search for a way to end the idiocy of the wars that killed them.
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Dogs are nicer than people.
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Let's make a statement to the airlines just to get their attention. We'll pick a week next year and we'll all agree not to go anywhere for seven days.
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I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you.
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Those of us who don't have a party affiliation ought to be able to register under the heading Confused.
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I've learned... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
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It's best to give advice in only two circumstances when it's requested, and when it's a life threatening situation.
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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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Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.
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Writers don't retire. I will always be a writer.
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The fastest thing computers do is go obsolete.
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One of the sweetest things in life: a letter from a friend.
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I'd like to be rich enough so I could throw soap away after the letters are worn off
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The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
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If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
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