New Learnings

by Andy Rooney

• that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

• that when you’re in love, it shows.

• that just one person saying to me, "You’ve made my day!" makes my day.

• that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

• that being kind is more important than being right.

• that you should never say no to a gift from a child.

• that I can always pray for someone when I don’t have the strength to help him in some other way.

• that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

• that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

• that simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

• that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

• that we should be glad God doesn’t give us everything we ask for.

• that money doesn’t buy class.

• that it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

• that under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

• that the Lord didn’t do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?

• that to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

• that when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.

• that love, not time, heals all wounds.

• that the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

• that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

• that there’s nothing sweeter than sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks.

• that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

• that life is tough, but I’m tougher.

• that opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

• that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.

• that I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.

• that one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.

• that a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

• that I can’t choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.

• that when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, you’re hooked for life.

• that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.

• that it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life-threatening situation.

• that the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.