"Eventually, says Obama, he may run for office."
From the "People" section of TIME Magazine's February 19, 1990 issue -- on a page which included a larger story about Jenny Jones (who hadn't even started hosting her daytime talk show yet) and quick notes about Eric Clapton, Andy Rooney, and Daniel Day-Lewis:
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Beavis and Butthead watching Andy Rooney was one of the all-time classic moments in the MTV series.
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"I don't differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the supernatural."
-- Andy Rooney
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"Normality is a paved road: it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it."
Vincent van Gogh
"Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it."
Andy Rooney
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."
Carl Gustav Jung
"To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at."
Claude Monet
"Happiness is not some 'thing' to be pursued, it is a way of being born from appreciating."
Rasheed Ogunlaru
"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not making decisions."
Catherine Cook
"To sacrifice the present for the future is to invite disaster and misery".
Jiddu Krishnamurti
"If you stay silent about the problem to keep the peace, there is a zero percent chance the problem gets fixed."
Kalen Dion
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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
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The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
Andy Rooney
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climbing it
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
~ Andy Rooney
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If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
Andy Rooney
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Time passes by, ever faster...
I’ve learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. – Andy Rooney
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Has David Sedaris taken up the mantle of Andy Rooney? The only thing missing here is "and another thing."
I have to agree with him about "boss," "chief," etc. It always comes off as mildly insulting when someone calls me something like that. I'm not your "champ" any more than you're my coach.
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