All Andy Rooney Quotes
- Familiar things are a comfort to us all. All
- No matter what any of the grammar teachers say, punctuation is an arbitrary matter. It should be used to make sentences clear. Any
- Most of the people in the world are good and decent if you give them a chance to be ... Chance
- Person-to-person, most people are honest. Honest
- 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. All
- The English language is more complex than calculus because numbers don't have nuances. Calculus
- Looking and not finding is certainly one of the most frustrating ways to spend time. Certainly One
- In spite of some bad experiences, I'm a firm believer in the trial and error method of learning. Bad
- 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… Electric
- Once you pass forty, a dime isn't worth bending over to pick up if you drop one. Bending
- 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… Arithmetic
- I'd like to take some calculus, too. I have absolutely no ability in that direction and not much interest, either, but there's something going on… Ability
- Numbers are the most certain things we have. Certain
- Numbers tend to give the impression that there's more order in the world than there is. Give
- No one likes the house next door to look worse or a lot better than his own. Better
- We're all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of loneliness. All
- Those of us who don't have a party affiliation ought to be able to register under the heading "Confused. Able
- Unfortunately, propaganda works. Funny
- There's nothing people like better than being asked an easy question. For some reason, we're flattered when a stranger asks us where Maple Street is… Asked
- There is obviously a great human need for religion because life seems to be such a mystery. Great