Andy Rooney
The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.
-Andy Rooney
business
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.
-Andy Rooney
computers
Computers may save time but they sure waste a lot of paper. About 98 percent of everything printed out by a computer is garbage that no one ever reads.
-Andy Rooney
computers
Death is a distant rumor to the young.
-Andy Rooney
death
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.
-Andy Rooney
food
The federal government has sponsored research that has produced a tomato that is perfect in every respect, except that you can't eat it. We should make every effort to make sure this disease, often referred to as 'progress', doesn't spread.
-Andy Rooney
government
I don't think the government is out to get me or help someone else get me but it wouldn't surprise me if they were out to sell me something or help someone else sell me something. I mean, why else would the Census Bureau want to know my telephone number?
-Andy Rooney
government
I hope all of you are going to fill out your census form when it comes in the mail next month. If you don't return the form the area you live in might get less government money and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you.
-Andy Rooney
government
The Super Bowl isn't for kids, I had a great time though and it was worth every nickel of it because by doing this lame piece about the game I can put it on my expense account.
-Andy Rooney
great
Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.
-Andy Rooney
happiness
I hope all of you are going to fill out your census form when it comes in the mail next month. If you don't return the form the area you live in might get less government money and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you.
-Andy Rooney
hope
All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.
-Andy Rooney
men
The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.
-Andy Rooney
men
I hope all of you are going to fill out your census form when it comes in the mail next month. If you don't return the form the area you live in might get less government money and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you.
-Andy Rooney
money
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
-Andy Rooney
pet
The federal government has sponsored research that has produced a tomato that is perfect in every respect, except that you can't eat it. We should make every effort to make sure this disease, often referred to as 'progress', doesn't spread.
-Andy Rooney
respect
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.
-Andy Rooney
sad
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
-Andy Rooney
smile
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.
-Andy Rooney
teacher
Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose.
-Andy Rooney
technology
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.
-Andy Rooney
time
Computers may save time but they sure waste a lot of paper. About 98 percent of everything printed out by a computer is garbage that no one ever reads.
-Andy Rooney
time
My own time is passing fast enough without some national game to help it along.
-Andy Rooney
time
The Super Bowl isn't for kids, I had a great time though and it was worth every nickel of it because by doing this lame piece about the game I can put it on my expense account.
-Andy Rooney
time
I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points.
-Andy Rooney
time
People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.
-Andy Rooney
truth
A writer's job is to tell the truth.
-Andy Rooney
truth
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