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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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George Burns
Age: 100 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 20
Died: 1996
Died: March 9
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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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Much later in life, though, Gracie made a major contribution to the opera world. She stayed out of it.
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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.
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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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I drink coffee with my right hand, and I smoke with my left. But I talk with both hands.
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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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I look better, feel better, make love better and I'll tell you something else....I never lied better.
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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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