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Andy Rooney was an American writer renowned for his sharp wit and humor. He was a regular contributor to '60 Minutes' on CBS, where he shared his opinions and observations on a wide range of topics. Rooney's writing style was characterized by its conversational tone and his ability to find humor in everyday situations.

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“I've learned... that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.”

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“All economists should be locked up until they admit that they don't know what they're talking about.”

Knows Should Education Talking Locked Economist Locked Up

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“In the United States alone, we spend seven times as much on war as on education. There's something wrong there. On this Memorial Day, we should certainly honor those who have died at war, but we should dedicate this day, not so much to their memory, but to the search for a way to end the idiocy of the wars that killed them.”

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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.”

Should Government Literature Perfect Effort Progress Disease Respect Research Spread Federal Government Tomatoes

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

Men Should Law Literature Equal Treated

Book:Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit

Source: Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit

“I've learned... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.”

Should Children I've Learned I Have Learned

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“I've learned... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.”

Should May Tomorrow I've Learned I Have Learned

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“I think Dan [Rather] is transparently liberal. Now he may not like to hear me say that. I always agree with him, too. But I think he should be more careful.”

Thinking Should May Agree Careful

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“We should change our attitude toward the United Nations. There has to be some power in the world superior to our own. We should not have attacked Iraq without the okay of the United Nations. Now we have to live with that mistake. We're living with it, and too many of our guys are dying with it.”

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“No matter what any of the grammar teachers say, punctuation is an arbitrary matter. It should be used to make sentences clear.”

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“Before a kid learns how to use a computer that can solve mathematical problems, he or she should know how to do arithmetic without a computer.”

Knows Should Use Problem Kids Know How Computer Mathematics Solve Mathematical Arithmetic Mathematical Problems

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“Space, like Switzerland, should be neutral.”

Should Space Switzerland

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“Anyone should be very suspicious of a sentence he's written that can't be read aloud easily.”

Should Writing Written Sentences Suspicious

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About the Author

Born: January 14, 1919
Died: November 4, 2011
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 252

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