One day about 10 years ago the door to my office opened and who walked in but Bill Gates.... Seemed like a nice guy and has done more with his money than most billionaires. But that's as far as I want to go being kind to Bill Gates. Andy Rooney More Quotes by Andy Rooney More Quotes From 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 respect government perfect It's not so much that I write well, I just don't write badly very often and that passes for good on television. Andy Rooney wells writing television I've learned... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. Andy Rooney peaceful children fall I've learned... That when you're in love, it shows. Andy Rooney i-have-learned ive-learned shows Anyone should be very suspicious of a sentence he's written that can't be read aloud easily. Andy Rooney sentences should writing I'm already suspicious of anyone who thinks he or she is smart enough to be president. You'd have to have some ego to believe that about yourself. Andy Rooney smart believe thinking We can all be prouder to be human beings, because that's what they were. They make up for a lot of liars, cheats, and terrorists among us. Andy Rooney cheat terrorist liars The third rule of life is this: Everything you buy today is smaller, more expensive, and not as good as it was yesterday. Andy Rooney life-is yesterday today 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. Andy Rooney computer use kids Once you pass forty, a dime isn't worth bending over to pick up if you drop one. Andy Rooney dimes bending money When I write, I use an Underwood #5 made in 1920. Someone gave me an electric typewriter, but there's no use pretending you can use machinery that thinks faster than you do. An electric typewriter is ready to go before I have anything to say. Andy Rooney typewriters writing thinking In spite of some bad experiences, I'm a firm believer in the trial and error method of learning. Andy Rooney trial-and-error learning errors Not many people in this world are as lucky as I've been. ... All this time I've been paid to say what is on my mind on television. You don't get any luckier in life than that. Andy Rooney lucky mind people We're all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of lonliness. We need each other and we need to get away from each other. We need proximity and distance, conversation and silence. We almost always get more of each than we want at any one time. Andy Rooney distance silence desire New ideas are one of the most overrated concepts of our time. Most of the important ideas that we live with aren't new at all. Andy Rooney overrated important ideas Person-to-person, most people are honest. Andy Rooney honest honesty people Most of the people in the world are good and decent if you give them a chance to be. Andy Rooney giving people world No matter what any of the grammar teachers say, punctuation is an arbitrary matter. It should be used to make sentences clear. Andy Rooney arbitrary matter teacher I never get over feeling bad about tearing open a beautifully wrapped present. It takes ten seconds to destroy a work of art that took someone ten minutes to accomplish. Andy Rooney christmas feelings art Taxes are important. President Bush's tax proposals leave no rich person behind. Voters approve of President Bush helping the kind of people they wish they were one of. Andy Rooney important wish people
