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Ideas Quotes by Andy Rooney
- I dislike loud-mouthed patriots who think they like our country more than I do. Some people's idea of patriotism is hating other countries.
- My advice is not to wait to be struck by an idea. If you're a writer, you sit down and damn well decide to have…
- If you put on an item of clothing that hurts just because you have an idea it looks better or conforms to what other people…
- Creativity is a by-product of hard work. If I never have another really new idea, it won't matter.
- 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.
- I just sat there looking at television, sort of dumb and thought how horrible it was. I had -- the grand aspects of it did…
- 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.
- Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout.
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