R. A. Rooney Quotes

If you love something, know that it will leave on a day you are far from ready.

One of my biggest complaints about adulthood is that it's difficult to simply hang out with friends

If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.

I thought at times that poetry might be an elegant way of screaming.

Like many parents in middle age, he's quick to spot changes in the world, slow to note shifts in his own perspective.

It’s just amazing how long this country has been going to hell without ever having got there.

Time only goes in that one direction.

I was so nearly happy. There remained only a tiny something, something unexplained and inexplicable that buzzed in my ear when the lights were out, like a malarial mosquito.

A lot of people have asked me how short I am. Since my last divorce I think I'm about a hundred thousand dollars short.

You always pass failure on your way to success.

I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big groups.

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly.

Everything is about looking for happiness and God. That was a sentiment shared by my dear friend Ronald Reagan.

There are people who think they know everything about everything. What they don't know is that every moment is a learning moment.

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.

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.

Judy Garland was a different type of entertainer. She was a dancer, a singer, and an incurable romantic.