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Life's but a day at most.

George Burns

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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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Just because you're old that doesn't mean you're more forgetful. The same people whose names I can't remember now I couldn't remember fifty years ago. . .
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And God said 'Let there be Satan, so people don't blame everything on me. And let there be lawyers, so people don't blame everything on Satan.'
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In what other business can a guy my age drink martinis, smoke cigars and sing? I think all people who retire ought to go into show business. I've been retired all my life.
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Tennis is a young man's game. Until you're 25, you can play singles. From 25 to 35, you should play doubles. I won't tell you exactly how old I am, but when I played, there were 28 men on the court - just on my side of the net.
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If you were married to Marilyn Monroe, you'd cheat with some ugly girl.
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How did I ever get sick? I've already had everything.
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In show business the key word is honesty. Once you've learned to fake that, the rest is easy.
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The heart is a temple wherein all truth resides.
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Be quick to learn and wise to know.
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When I was young I was called a rugged individualist. When I was in my fifties I was considered eccentric. Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then and I'm labeled senile.
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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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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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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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If you stay in the business long enough and get to be old enough, you get to be new again.
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Sex can be fun after eighty, after ninety, and after lunch!
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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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When I wasn't working, I put the blame directly where it belonged - I blamed my agent. When I didn't have an agent, I spent time looking for a new agent so I would have somebody to blame.
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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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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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I get a standing ovation just standing
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