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Andy Rooney

"I don't think the government is out to get me or help someone else get me but it wouldn't surprise me if they were out to sell me something or help someone else sell me something. I mean, why else would the Census Bureau want to know my telephone number?"

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"I don't think the government is out to get me or help someone else get me but it wouldn't surprise me if they were out to sell me something or help someone else sell me something. I mean, why else would the Census Bureau want to know my telephone number?"

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"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

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"There shall be no end to the government of God."

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"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."

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Asa Don Brown

"The ugliest government is the one which is spreading fear to its own people! The finest government is the one which encourages its own people to criticize the government harshly."

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Asa Don Brown

"The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security."

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Asa Don Brown

"There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion."

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Asa Don Brown

"An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."

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Asa Don Brown

"Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles."

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"There are no doubts that western governments are willfully inducing radiation sickness into segments of their city populations."

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Asa Don Brown

"If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual."

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Andy Rooney
"Elephants and grandchildren never forget."

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Andy Rooney
"Obscenities... I think a lot of dumb people do it because they can't think of what they want to say and they're frustrated. A lot of smart people do it to pretend they aren't very smart - want to be just one of the boys."

People

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Andy Rooney
"The Super Bowl isn't for kids, I had a great time though and it was worth every nickel of it because by doing this lame piece about the game I can put it on my expense account."

Time

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Andy Rooney
"The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men."

Business

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Andy Rooney
"I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you."

Purpose

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Andy Rooney
"Taxes are important. President Bush's tax proposals leave no rich person behind. Voters approve of President Bush helping the kind of people they wish they were one of."

People

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Andy Rooney
"Death is a distant rumor to the young."

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Andy Rooney
"Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt."

Sports

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Andy Rooney
"I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points."

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Andy Rooney
"As an old reporter, we have a few secrets, and the first thing is we try the phone book."

Humor

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