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Andy Rooney

"The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong."

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"The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong."

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Akiroq Brost

"What is the likelihood, of winning the lottery, then lose it all the next day when you step out your front door and get struck by lightning? Probably, very slim, but then anything is possible."

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Akiroq Brost

"We are given to the cult of personality; when things go badly we look to some messiah to save us. If by chance we think we have found one, it will not be long before we destroy him."

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Akiroq Brost

"He is not to pass for a man of reason who stumbles upon reason by chance but he who knows it and can judge it and has a true taste for it."

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Akiroq Brost

"The records fell easily at first. Dozens of seconds peeled away with every running of a course, and I could hardly wait for the next chance to improve."

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Akiroq Brost

"When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before."

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Akiroq Brost

"The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed."

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"If I put the script down more than once, there's a good chance that I probably don't want to play the part."

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Akiroq Brost

"You can't be pregnant in leotards, and this is the last chance for us to get our bodies into the shape of concert dancers and capture it with the magic of film."

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Akiroq Brost

"This party is full of stars. They will all have their chance to shine."

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Akiroq Brost

"Still, we view that old material very much like we view the new material so if this gives us a chance to go out and promote it then, yes we will go out and do that."

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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 only people who say worse things about politicians that reporters do are other politicians."

People

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Andy Rooney
"The federal government has sponsored research that has produced a tomato that is perfect in every respect, except that you can't eat it. We should make every effort to make sure this disease, often referred to as 'progress', doesn't spread."

Government

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Andy Rooney
"We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones."

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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
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."

Truth

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Andy Rooney
"Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done."

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Andy Rooney
"If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it."

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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."

Time

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Andy Rooney
"I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting."

Food

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