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
People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.
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.
Being kind is more important than being right.
Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout.
the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you're not going to be happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
They're gonna wish they'd never invited me. I have a basement full of stuff I'm gonna send. They'll be out of room before I'm done.
Anyone who lies golf on television would enjoy watching the grass grow on the greens.
Do you think there's any possibility you could get CBS management to split your salary up amongst the rest of us?
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.
If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.