{"author":"Andy Rooney","author_id":"Andy+Rooney","total_quotes":35,"quotes":[{"text":"Death is a distant rumor to the young.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["young","distant","rumor "],"id":4700,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"},{"text":"I just wish this social institution [religion] wasn't based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isn't true.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["atheism","customs","falsehood","falsehoods","hoax","institutions","myth","myths","religion"],"id":6678,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"},{"text":"Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["life","you","than "],"id":14832,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"},{"text":"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.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["you","right","something "],"id":17461,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"},{"text":"One question in my mind, which I hardly dare mention in public, is whether patriotism has, overall, been a force for good or evil in the world. Patriotism is rampant in war and there are some good things about it. Just as self-respect and pride bring out the best in an individual, pride in family, pride in teammates, pride in hometown bring out the best in groups of people. War brings out the kind of pride in country that encourages its citizens in the direction of excellence and it encourages them to be ready to die for it. At no time do people work so well together to achieve the same goal as they do in wartime. Maybe that's enough to make patriotism eligible to be considered a virtue. If only I could get out of my mind the most patriotic people who ever lived, the Nazi Germans.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["evil","nazi","patriotism","pride","virtue","war"],"id":17989,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"},{"text":"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["dogs","humanity","kindness","man"],"id":41542,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"},{"text":"If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["loneliness","meaning","smile","smiles"],"id":46487,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"},{"text":"Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["growth","happiness","inspiration"],"id":54440,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"},{"text":"Nothing in fine print is ever good news.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["business"],"id":64553,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"},{"text":"I've learned .... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.","author":"Andy Rooney","tags":["happiness"],"id":99098,"author_id":"Andy+Rooney"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":35,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}