Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney
Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooneywas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth14 January 1919
CityAlbany, NY
CountryUnited States of America
In a conversation, keep in mind that you're more interested in what you have to say than anyone else is.
Space, like Switzerland, should be neutral.
American closets are filled with once-worn clothes that got a bad review from a friend on their first appearance.
Soap, like people, shouldn't smell like anything.
In the futile attempts we all make to tidy up our lives and our surroundings, nothing is more difficult than throwing out a book.
We aren't consistent in our treatment of animals.
Art is a by-product of an honest and successful attempt to do something well.
It's ridiculous for a country to get all worked up about a game—except the Super Bowl, of course. Now that's important.
People like to say, "You're only as old as you feel," but it isn't true. It's just something old people say to make themselves feel good about their age. You're as old as you are.
Milk without fat is like nonalcoholic Scotch.
Last night we had three small zucchini for dinner that were grown within fifty feet of our back door. I estimate they cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $371.49 each.
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.
Creativity is a by-product of hard work. If I never have another really new idea, it won't matter.
Finding the tool is often half the battle.