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George Burns
Age: 100 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 20
Died: 1996
Died: March 9
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Street Artist
Television Actor
Writer
New York City
New York
Nathan Birnbaum
George N. Burns
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I've been a straight man for so many years that from force of habit I repeat everything. I went out fishing with a fellow the other day and he fell overboard. He yelled, Help! Help! Help! so I said, Help? Help? Help? And while I was waiting for him to get his laugh, he drowned.
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Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.
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When I die I intend to take my music with me. I don't know what's out there, but I want to make sure it's in my key.
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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.
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With the collapse of vaudeville new talent has no place to stink.
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If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.
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The heart is a temple wherein all truth resides.
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As long as you're working, you stay young.
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Let me get one thing straight I'm not an authority on sex, I'm more of a fan. I think sex is nice no family should be without it. Of course, there are other things that are just as important as sex, like uh . . . like uh . . . like . . . uh . . . well, I'll think of it later.
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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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When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights.
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None of us kids had a middle name. We were lucky we had any name at all. By the time my mother got around to naming one, there was another on the way.
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Joy is obtaining a big, loving, caring shut-knit household in yet another town.
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I can't understand why I flunked American history. When I was a kid there was so little of it.
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It's better to be happy doing something you love, even if you don't find success right away.
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I don't have a drinking problem. I drink. I get drunk. I fall down, no problem.
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I'd rather be a flop at show business than to be a success at something I didn't like.
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Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian. Someone who makes you think and then laugh is a humorist.
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There's an old saying, 'Life begins at forty.' That's silly. Life begins every morning you wake up.
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When asked in his late 90s if his doctor knew he still smoked, Burns said, 'No ... he's dead.'
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