Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics … - Andy Rooney

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They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

Andy Rooney

Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt.

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Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout.

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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.

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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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So be gentle with yourself; show yourself the same kindness and patience you might show a young child - the child you once were. If you won’t be your own friend, who will be? If, when playing an opponent, you are also opposing yourself, you will be outnumbered.

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Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees.

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Those who see any difference between soul and body have neither

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