You can't be a good writer without being a good thinker. Andy Rooney More Quotes by Andy Rooney More Quotes From Andy Rooney Most of us believe everyone has a right to his own opinion - as long as it agrees with ours. Andy Rooney opinion long believe Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head. Andy Rooney literature doe hands I've learned... That love, not time, heals all wounds. Andy Rooney i-have-learned time-heals ive-learned Do I have opinions that might piss people off? Yes - that's what I'm here for. Andy Rooney opinion might people It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone. Andy Rooney funny-life long ideas I've learned... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life. Andy Rooney grandchildren fists littles Unfortunately, propaganda works. Andy Rooney propaganda If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one. Andy Rooney owning-a-pet dog fun Age is nothing but experience, and some of us are more experienced than others Andy Rooney experience age I've learned... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am. Andy Rooney mentoring people way Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. Andy Rooney technology work witty The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort - the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing - the opening a wonderfully joyous moment. Andy Rooney confidence blessed doors 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. Andy Rooney flower being-happy happiness I've learned that under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. Andy Rooney shells compassion want The one affectation I have forced on the publisher... are my apostrophe-free ellisions. Because I write my scripts to read myself, I dont spell 'don't' with an apostrophe. I spell it 'dont'. We all know the word and it seems foolish to put in an extraneous apostrophe. Punctuation marks are devices we use to make the meaning of sentences clear. There is nothing confusing about a word like 'dont' printed without an apostrophe to indicate an omitted letter. Andy Rooney punctuation-marks confusing writing Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout. Andy Rooney religious christian ideas I've learned .... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere. Andy Rooney docks bitterness ive-learned I've learned... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts. Andy Rooney ive-learned doe facts A great many people do not have the right to their own opinion because they don't know what they are talking about. Andy Rooney opinion talking people Half the cookbooks tell you how to cook the food and the other half tell you how to avoid eating it. Andy Rooney cooking half food
