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Love is a lot like a backache. It doesn't show up on x-rays, but you know it's there.

George Burns

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George Burns
Age: 100 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 20
Died: 1996
Died: March 9
Actor
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Street Artist
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New York City
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Nathan Birnbaum
George N. Burns
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It's no surprise that things are so screwed up: everyone that knows how to run a government is either driving taxicabs or cutting hair.
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The heart is a temple wherein all truth resides.
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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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I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
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In those days the best painkiller was ice it wasn't addictive and it was particularly effective if you poured some whiskey over it.
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Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you do.
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You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.
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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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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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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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First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.
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