Andy Rooney

There is obviously a great human need for religion because life seems to be such a mystery.

Andy Rooney

There’s more dependable mediocrity than there used to be.

Andy Rooney

Vegetarian – that’s an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.

Andy Rooney

Walking is good for the soul.

Andy Rooney

We aren’t consistent in our treatment of animals.

Andy Rooney

We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers. More college graduates ought to become plumbers or electricians, then go home at night and read Shakespeare.

Andy Rooney

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

Andy Rooney

We’ve sent a man to the moon and that’s 29,000 miles away. The center of the Earth is only 4,000 miles away. You could drive that in a week but for some reason nobody’s ever done it.

Andy Rooney

When it comes to educating all of us about the most basic things in life, it seems to me we need more kindergartens and fewer graduate schools.

Andy Rooney

When you get older you have to be careful about always saying, ‘Things aren’t as good as they used to be.’ But it’s hard not to.

Andy Rooney