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.
ANDY ROONEYDon’t rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.
More Andy Rooney Quotes
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A cat’s idea of a ‘good time’ is to kill something.
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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.
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I’ve learned That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
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I’ve learned, That life is tough, but I’m tougher.
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It’s paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn’t appeal to anyone.
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I’ve learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
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Most of the people in the world are good and decent if you give them a chance to be.
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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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Vegetarian – that’s an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.
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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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We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers.
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Sooner or later the world will have to return to the good old days when we fought wars and killed people the old-fashioned way, one at a time.
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I’d be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn’t believe it, if I thought it made people nicer to each other but I don’t think it does.
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Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.
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Once you pass forty, a dime isn’t worth bending over to pick up if you drop one.
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