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The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.

Andy Rooney

All of us talk faster than we listen.
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Fast Listening Ourselves Talk
I’ve learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
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End Fast Learning Myself Paper
Unfortunately, propaganda works.
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One Liner Work
I’ve learned, That life is tough, but I’m tougher.
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Learning Life Myself Tough
I’ve learned that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
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Fall In Love Learning Myself Perfection
All economists should be locked up until they admit that they don’t know what they’re talking about.
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Admit Economist Talk
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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Growth Learning Myself Person Smart
I just wish this social institution [religion] wasnt based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isnt true.
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Custom Direction Evidence Institution Monument Myself Myth Social
Do I have opinions that might piss people off? Yes – that’s what I’m here for.
ANDY ROONEY

Myself Opinion People
The third rule of life is this: Everything you buy today is smaller, more expensive, and not as good as it was yesterday.
ANDY ROONEY

Expensive Goodness Rule Small Yourself
It would be a better world if everyone in it knew all the truth about everything.
ANDY ROONEY

Better Truth World
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
ANDY ROONEY

Eat Soft Sweet Word Yourself
Don’t keep saying, “I don’t know where the time goes.” It goes the same place it’s always gone and no one has ever known where that is.
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Place Time Unknown
Most of us aren’t that interested in getting rich- we just don’t want to get poor.
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Focus Interest Perspective Poor Rich
It isn’t working that’s so hard, it’s getting ready to work.
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Hard Myself Ready Work
When it comes to educating all of us about the most basic things in life, it seems to me we need more kindergartens and fewer graduate schools.
ANDY ROONEY

Basic Education Life Myself Need

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.

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