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 spent my first 50 years trying to become known as a writer and the next 30 trying to avoid being famous.… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Some people who hated Americans set out to kill a lot of us and they succeeded [on 9/11]....We're trying to protect ourselves… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I try to look nice. I comb my hair, I tie my tie, I put on a jacket, but I draw the… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
The only thing that really bugs me about television's coverage is those damn women they have down on the sidelines who don't… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
I mean, the notion that we must love everything in this country or get out and go someplace else is ridiculous. I… — 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
![“Some people who hated Americans set out to kill a lot of us and they succeeded [on 9/11]....We're trying to protect ourselves with more weapons. We have to do it, I guess, but it might be better if we figured out how to behave as a nation in a way that wouldn't make so many people in the world…” quote by Andy Rooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/701/andy-rooney-1253_behave_some-people-who-hated-americans-set-out_949280.jpg)
