Andy Rooney_ 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit - Andy Rooney [126]
—The only time I feel in control of my life is when I am sitting at my typewriter—computer now—typing.
—The best smiles come unbidden.
—Barns age more gracefully than most buildings and certainly more gracefully than people.
—Loyalty is an admirable trait even when a person is loyal to something that doesn’t deserve it.
—Because I’m such a bad businessman, I tend to distrust good ones.
—I am unnecessarily wary of any man who carries a fountain pen in his inside coat pocket.
—I like guests who don’t want to do what I want to do but feel free to wander off on their own.
—Most time passes when we aren’t watching.
Holding great-grandchildren Liza (left) and Drew Fishel, May 2009
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Drafted and Meeting Marge were previously published in My War (New York: PublicAffairs, 2000).
Places of Business was previously published in The Story of the Stars and Stripes (with Bud Hutton; New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1946).
Combat was previously published in Air Gunner (New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1944).
Chairs, Mr. Rooney Goes to Dinner, In Praise of New York, and An Essay on War were previously published in A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney (New York: Atheneum, 1981).
Introducing Andy Rooney; Big Business; Fired; Life, Long and Short; Trust; Morning People and Night People; On Conservation; Design; Quality?; Loyalty; Home; Mother, Christmas Trees; Ice Cream, The Andy Rooney Upside-Down Diet; Waiting, Hot Weather; Neat People; and Rules of Life were previously published in And More by Andy Rooney (New York: Atheneum, 1982).
An Interview with Andy Rooney, There is No Secret, Journalist’s Code of Ethics, Procrastination, Broke, A Cash Standard, The Sweet Spot in Time, Intelligence, Directions, Struck by the Christmas Lull, A Nest to Come Home To, A Trip to the Dump, Wastebaskets, Driving, and Dislikes were previously published in Pieces of My Mind (New York: Atheneum, 1984).
Sartorial Shortcomings; A World-Class Saver; It’s a Writer Who Makes a Fool of Himself; Savings; Being With People, Being Without; Finding the Balance; The Glories of Maturity; The Quality of Mercy; Real Real Estate; Grandfatherhood; Napping; Wood; Thin for Christmas; The Urge to Eat; Thanks, Pal; and The White House? No,
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Thank You were previously published in Word for Word (New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1984).
Born to Lose; Signed by Hand; An Appreciative Husband’s Gratitude; An All-American Drive; Frank Sinatra, Boy and Man; Surrendering to Paris; The Following Things Are True, and The Following Things Are True About Sports were previously published in Sweet and Sour (New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1992)
My Name’s Been Stolen, A Report on Reporting, The Sound of Silence, The Agony of Flight, and The More You Eat were previously published in Out of My Mind (New York: PublicAffairs, 2006).
The Truth About Lying, Vacation, The Flat Earth in Kansas, and “Happy Holiday” Doesn’t Do It were previously published in Common Nonsense (New York: PublicAffairs, 2002).
Where Are All the Plumbers?, My House Runneth Over, Lonnie, and Ninety-Nine Opinions I’m Stuck With were previously published in Not That You Asked . . . (New York: Random House, 1989).
Oh, What a Lovely Game was previously published in Super Bowl magazine, (Super Bowl XXVI, Los Angeles: National Football League Properties, 1992).
Sodium-Restricted Diet, E. B. White, and Harry Reasoner were previously published in Years of Minutes (New York: PublicAffairs, 2003).
The Godfrey You Don’t Know was previously published in Look magazine (December 22, 1959).
Known to millions for his regular commentary on the television news magazine 60 Minutes and for his nationally syndicated newspaper column, Andrew A. Rooney is the author of numerous best-selling books. He lives in New York.
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