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Life's but a day at most.

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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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In show business the key word is honesty. Once you've learned to fake that, the rest is easy.
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I never go jogging, it makes me spill my martini.
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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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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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At my age flowers scare me.
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When Jack Benny has a party, you not only bring your own scotch, you bring your own rocks.
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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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Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left
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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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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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When asked in his late 90s if his doctor knew he still smoked, Burns said, 'No ... he's dead.'
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Much later in life, though, Gracie made a major contribution to the opera world. She stayed out of it.
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I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch.
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Joy is obtaining a big, loving, caring shut-knit household in yet another town.
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Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you do.
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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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My major contribution to the format was to suggest that I be able to step out of the plot and speak directly to the audience, and then be able to go right back into the action. That was an original idea of mine I know it was because I originally stole it from Thornton Wilder's play Our Town.
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I did go to school - my kind of school. When I was a kid I went out ... and you meet people. You talk to them. Anybody says something that makes sense, it stays with you, rubs off on you. That kind of school.
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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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If you were married to Marilyn Monroe, you'd cheat with some ugly girl.
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