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Andy Rooney

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"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 Rooneybusiness

"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 Rooneycomputers

"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 Rooneycomputers

"Death is a distant rumor to the young."

— Andy Rooneydeath

"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 Rooneyfood

"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 Rooneygovernment

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"The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men."

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"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."

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"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

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"Death is a distant rumor to the young."

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"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

"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

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"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?"

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"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."

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"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."

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"Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens."

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"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

"All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law."

-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

"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

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"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."

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"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

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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."

-Andy Rooney

"If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it."

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"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."

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"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."

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"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

"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."

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"My own time is passing fast enough without some national game to help it along."

-Andy Rooney

"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."

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"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."

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

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"A writer's job is to tell the truth."

-Andy Rooney

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