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Andy Rooney Biography

Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired on October 2, 2011. He died one month later, on November 4, 2011, at age 92.

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People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.

Agree, Already, Believe, Facts, People

I don't differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the supernatural.

Astrology, Atheist, Believe, Differentiate, Magic

Where some people may see loving grandparents, I see a pair of feckless boobs who can't drive, take way too long to shop, and don't even have the most basic grasps on the new technology. As a staunch supporter of the principles of Darwinism, I think that advances in modern medicine are starting to overrule the survival of the fittest, and it's to our [youngers'] detriment.

Darwinism, Grandparents, Medicine, Technology, Thinking, Way

Elephants and grandchildren never forget.

Elephants, Forget, Grandchildren, Grandmother

I don't know anything offhand that mystifies Americans more than the cotton they put in pill bottles. Why do they do it? Are you supposed to put the cotton back in once you've taken a pill out?

Americans, Bottles, Know, Pills, Supposed, Taken

Conservatives are more religious than liberals--although there is no evidence that they're nicer people because of it.

Conservatives, Evidence, People, Religious

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly. " ~ (1919-), American writer, producer, humorist.

1919, Christmas, Holiday, Producer, Writer, Xmas

Nothing in fine print is ever good news.

Fine, Good, Literature, News

A cat's idea of a 'good time' is to kill something.

Cat, Good Times, Idea, Ideas, Kill, Time

I've learned. . . That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

Children, Fall, Feelings, Having, Peaceful

It isn't working that's so hard, it's getting ready to work.

Delay, Hard, Ready, Work

Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.

Doe, Hands, Head, Literature, Rule, Working

Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

Case, Cases, Keep, Keeping Your Word, Soft, Sweet

I've learned. . . That love, not time, heals all wounds.

Heals, I Have Learned, I'Ve Learned, Time, Time Heals, Wounds

When there are starving people in the world, it seems wrong that so many of us Americans eat as much for entertainment as for nourishment.

Cooking, Eat, Entertainment, Food, People, Starving

If you get murdered because you go on a date with someone you met on the Internet, you probably deserved it.

Date, Deserved, Goes On, Internet, Mets, Murdered

If you put on an item of clothing that hurts just because you have an idea it looks better or conforms to what other people are wearing, it's dumb.

Clothing, Dumb, Hurt, Ideas, People

I've learned. . . that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

Attitude, Deserves, I Have Learned, I'Ve Learned, Meet, Smile

Would a real man get caught eating a twinkie?

Eating, Man, Men, Real

Creativity is a by-product of hard work. If I never have another really new idea, it won't matter.

Creativity, Hard, Hard Work, Idea, Ideas, Matter

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