36 Quotes by Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney is a well-known American journalist, commentator, and television personality. He is best known for his weekly segment, "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," which aired on the television program 60 Minutes. Rooney's commentaries covered a wide range of topics, including politics, social issues, and everyday life. He was known for his wit, sarcasm, and occasionally curmudgeonly demeanor, which endeared him to many viewers. Rooney passed away in 2011 at the age of 92. (Bio)
Andy Rooney Quotes
Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives. (Meaning)
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. (Meaning)
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
Being kind is more important than being right.
People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.
Men wake up aroused in the morning. We can't help it. We just wake up and we want you. And the women are thinking, "How can he want me the way I look in the morning?" It's because we can't see you. We have no blood anywhere near our optic nerve.
I've learned.... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you...
the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
I've learned... That love, not time, heals all wounds.
I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I can't choose how i feel. But i can choose what I do about it.
I've learned .... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
Most of us believe everyone has a right to his own opinion - as long as it agrees with ours.
I've learned .... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
Do I have opinions that might piss people off? Yes - that's what I'm here for.
Small daily happenings make life spectacular.... start enjoying the small things in life!
I've learned... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.
Age is nothing but experience, and some of us are more experienced than others
We're all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of loneliness.
Unfortunately, propaganda works.
I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you.
I've learned... that just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.
I've learned... that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
I had one typewriter for 50 years, but I have bought seven computers in six years. I suppose that's why Bill Gates is rich, and Underwood is out of business.
I've learned... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
I've learned... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
I've learned... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I've learned... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.
If I'd known how many problems I was going to run into before I finished, I can't remember a single project I would have started.
In a conversation, keep in mind that you're more interested in what you have to say than anyone else is.
I'd like to be rich enough so I could throw soap away after the letters are worn off
The fastest thing computers do is go obsolete.
― Andy Rooney Quotes
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