He was most notable for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. We have no blood anywhere near our optic nerve. Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Men wake up aroused in the morning. We all know the word and it seems foolish to put in an extraneous apostrophe. I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. Rooney was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal and Air Medal for his service as a war correspondent in combat zones during the war.
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. We can't help it. You get ready for High School: drink alcohol, party, and you're generally promiscuous. Variations of this piece have been misattributed to Andy Rooney. 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. [38], He claimed on Larry King Live to have a liberal bias, stating, "There is just no question that I, among others, have a liberal bias. [35] Rooney's renown made him a frequent target of parodies and impersonations by a diverse group of comic figures, including Frank Caliendo, Rich Little and Beavis. "[23], In the 1940s, Rooney was arrested after sitting in the back of a segregated bus in protest. I've learned... That love, not time, heals all wounds.
"[25], In 1990, Rooney was suspended without pay for three months by then-CBS News President David Burke, because of the negative publicity around his saying that "too much alcohol, too much food, drugs, homosexual unions, cigarettes [are] all known to lead to premature death. There was never a writer who didn't hope that in some small way he was doing good with the words he put down on paper, and while I know it's presumptuous, I've always had in my mind that I was doing some little bit of good. Being kind is more important than being right. "[29], On the following Sunday's show, he apologized on the air, saying he should have taken Cobain's depression into account. La meilleure citation d'Andy Rooney préférée des internautes. Rooney made a number of comments which elicited strong reactions from fans and producers alike. Then you go to primary school, you become a kid, you play, and you have no responsibilities. During a segment on Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation, Rooney stated that he had been opposed to World War II because he was a pacifist. In later years, his segments became more political as well. Rooney joined CBS in 1949 as a writer for Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts,[5] when Godfrey was at his peak on CBS radio and TV. [1] He attended The Albany Academy,[2] and later attended Colgate University in Hamilton in central New York,[3] where he was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity, before he was drafted into the United States Army in August 1941. Some people's idea of patriotism is hating other countries. Theres nothing television news likes better than bad weather, and we sure get a lot of it in the United States. "Where some people may see loving grandparents, I see a pair of feckless boobs who can't drive, take way too long to shop, and don't even have the most basic grasps on the new technology. he asked, adding rhetorically to a young woman who had wept at the suicide, "I'd love to relieve the pain you're going through by switching my age for yours." Rooney began his career in newspapers in 1942 while in the Army where he began writing for Stars and Stripes in London. “Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit”, p.259, PublicAffairs. [13] Transcripts of these specials are contained in the book A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney, as well as of some of the earlier collaborations with Reasoner. [27], After Rooney's reinstatement, he made his remorse public:[28]. Well, its just like what's happened to the dollar. Retrouvez toutes les phrases célèbres d'Andy Rooney parmi une sélection de + de 100 000 citations célèbres provenant d'ouvrages, d'interviews ou de discours. [43], Though Rooney has been called Irish-American, he once said "I'm proud of my Irish heritage, but I'm not Irish. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired October 2, 2011. Why? Then you become a baby, and then... You spend your last 9 months floating peacefully in luxury, in spa-like conditions - central heating, room service on tap, and then... You finish off as an orgasm.". In 1993, CBS released a two-volume VHS tape set of the best of Rooney's commentaries and field reports, called "The Andy Rooney Television Collection — His Best Minutes." Then when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day. "Former '60 Minutes' Commentator Andy Rooney Dies. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired on October 2, 2011; he died a month later at the age of 92. He describes how it shaped his experience both as a writer and reporter.[5]. He was most notable for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. Compiled by Bill Trott, www.reuters.com. This page was last edited on 22 June 2020, at 21:36. “Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit”, p.265, PublicAffairs, Andy Rooney (2009). [41] He reaffirmed this in 2008. I think killing makes you a killer. I want to buy things one at a time.
[42] Over the years, many of his editorials poked fun at the concept of God and organized religion. Teachers who have plugged away at their jobs for twenty, thirty, and forty years are heroes. If he knew, he'd be a chef. "Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit". [citation needed], Rooney's final regular appearance on 60 Minutes was on October 2, 2011,[36] after 33 years on the show. "[26] He wrote an explanatory letter to a gay organization after being ordered not to do so. [4] He was one of six correspondents who flew on the second American bombing raid over Germany in February 1943, flying with the Eighth Air Force. I've learned... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am. The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
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