Writers don't often say anything that readers don't already know, unless its a news story. A writer's greatest pleasure is revealing to… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I am an atheist... I don't understand religion at all. I'm sure I'll offend a lot of people by saying this, but… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I am interested in details. If you go into anything far enough, you get into the details of it, and people turn… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I'm always on the lookout for something good about people. Often months go by. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I've learned... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
The only people who say worse things about politicians that reporters do are other politicians. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Most of the people in the world are good and decent if you give them a chance to be ... — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
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… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Obscenities... I think a lot of dumb people do it because they can't think of what they want to say and they're… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Not many people in this world are as lucky as I've been. ... All this time I've been paid to say what… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Conservatives are more religious than liberals--although there is no evidence that they're nicer people because of it. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I don't differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I'm in a position of feeling secure enough so that I can say what I think is right and if so many… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Where some people may see loving grandparents, I see a pair of feckless boobs who can't drive, take way too long to… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
People waiting for an elevator don't know what to do, standing with strangers. There is nothing to do. Its an uneasy time.… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I just sat there looking at television, sort of dumb and thought how horrible it was. I had -- the grand aspects… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
When there are starving people in the world, it seems wrong that so many of us Americans eat as much for entertainment… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Democrats believe people are basically good but must be saved from themselves by the government. Republicans believe people are basically bad but… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I like Valentine's Day. The trouble is the florists and the candy-makers and the card people are all advertising so much, you don't dare… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Almost all of us have an elevator or two in our lives somewhere. We wait for them, we ride on them. We're annoyed by… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Last night we had three small zucchini for dinner that were grown within fifty feet of our back door. I estimate they cost somewhere… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Sooner or later the world will have to return to the good old days when we fought wars and killed people the old-fashioned way,… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
You're almost always better off keeping your mouth shut, but don't let that stop you from popping off. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
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… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
As an old reporter, we have a few secrets, and the first thing is we try the phone book. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I've learned... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
