George Burns Quotes - Page 4

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• By [age] 93, I had shrunk quite a lot. My car was known as the Phantom Cadillac. People would see it whizzing by and they would swear there was no driver.

  George Burns

  People, Car, Age

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• Much later in life, though, Gracie made a major contribution to the opera world. She stayed out of it.

  George Burns

  Funny, Humorous, Later In Life

  George Burns (1988). “Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• I get a standing ovation just standing

  George Burns

  Inspiration, Ovation, Standing

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• When we played the back end of a horse we always knew that if we worked hard and did a good job we could become the front end.

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  Horse, Jobs, Good Job

  George Burns (1988). “Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• Age to me means nothing. I can't get old; I'm working. I was old when I was twenty-one and out of work. As long as you're working, you stay young. When I'm in front of an audience, all that love and vitality sweeps over me and I forget my age.

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  Love, Mean, Long

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• Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere.

  George Burns

  Funny, Cute, Birthday

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• With the collapse of vaudeville new talent has no place to stink.

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  Evil, Talent, Stink

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• A young mind in a healthy body is a wonderful thing. Especially for an old man with an open night.

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  Men, Night, Healthy

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• When they saw me walking down the street smoking a cigar, they'd say, 'Hey, that 14-year-old kid may be going places.' Of course it's also a good prop on the stage ... When you can't think of what you're supposed to say next, you can puff on your cigar until you think of your next line.

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  Kids, Thinking, Years

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• This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two.

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  Book, Two, Guy

  George Burns (1986). “Dear George”, Perigee Books

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• I use the cigar for timing purposes. If I tell a joke, I smoke as long as they laugh and when they stop laughing I take the cigar out of my mouth and start my next joke.

  George Burns

  Laughing, Long, Use

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• She didn't need to go to acting school to learn that the essence of acting is to act like you're not acting.

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  Funny, School, Essence

  George Burns (1988). “Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• I'm at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.

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  Funny, Humor, Age

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• I should have been a country-western singer. After all, I'm older than most western countries.

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  Country, Should Have, Singers

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• I spent a year in that town, one Sunday.

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  Funny, Life, Witty

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• Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you do.

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  Business, Goal, Setting Goals

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• Since I've made it to 87 so far, obviously my two kids and my seven grandchildren haven't been too hard on me. On the other hand, the fact that I have an unlisted phone number and move a lot might have something to do with it.

  George Burns

  Humorous, Moving, Kids

  George Burns (1983). “How to Live to be 100--or More: The Ultimate Diet, Sex, and Exercise Book”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• Everyday happiness means getting up in the morning, and you can't wait to finish your breakfast. You can't wait to do your exercises. You can't wait to put on your clothes. You can't wait to get out. And you can't wait to come home, because the soup is hot.

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  Happiness, Morning, Home

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• As long as you're working, you stay young.

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  Work, Long, Aging

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• At home we ate fish every Friday, as Catholics were then supposed to do. Being Jewish, I compromised. I wore a hat when I ate fish, out of respect for my own religion and the fish's family.

  George Burns

  Friday, Home, Catholic

  George Burns (1988). “Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• Sex has been around for a long time. You may not believe this, but it was around before I was.

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  Funny, Sex, Humorous

  George Burns (1991). “The Most of George Burns”, Bbs Publishing Corporation

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• Should I be the one to play God? We're both about the same age, but we grew up in different neighborhoods.

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  Funny, God, Humorous

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• Old age is when you resent the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated because there are fewer articles to read.

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  Funny, Sports, Humorous

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• I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my age.

  George Burns

  Funny, Humor, Age

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left

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  Retirement, Business, Aging

  George Burns (1986). “Dr. Burns' Prescription for happiness”, G K Hall & Co

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