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Famous Andy Rooney Quotes
“Phyllis Schlafly speaks for all American women who oppose equal rights for themselves.”
“Age is nothing but experience, and some of us are more experienced than others”
“By the time they're ready to be thrown away, most shoes are thoroughly comfortable”
“Art is a by-product of an honest and successful attempt to do something well.”
“I like animals who trust people.”
“Creativity is a by-product of hard work. If I never have another really new idea, it won't matter.”
“It isn't working that's so hard, it's getting ready to work.”
“Most of the people in the world are good and decent if you give them a chance to be.”
“The English language is more complex than calculus because numbers don't have nuances.”
“Looking and not finding is certainly one of the most frustrating ways to spend time.”
“In spite of some bad experiences, I'm a firm believer in the trial and error method of learning.”
“Once you pass forty, a dime isn't worth bending over to pick up if you drop one.”
“Numbers tend to give the impression that there's more order in the world than there is.”
“No one likes the house next door to look worse or a lot better than his own.”
“We're all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of loneliness.”
“There is obviously a great human need for religion because life seems to be such a mystery.”
“My most serious character flaw is that I don't deny myself much.”
“The great virtue of being alone is that your mind can go its own way.”
“The teacher who knows the most about a subject isn't necessarily the one who can teach it best.”