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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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George Burns
Age: 100 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 20
Died: 1996
Died: March 9
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I'm onstage for an hour.I do an hour of stand-up. Actually, I do 10 minutes standing up and 50 minutes sitting in a chair. Oh, occasionally, I stand up again to do a dance or put over a song. But mostly I sit down. A great invention, sitting down.
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Joy is obtaining a big, loving, caring shut-knit household in yet another town.
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Sex after 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope. Even putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.
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I never go jogging, it makes me spill my martini.
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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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Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere.
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As long as you're working, you stay young.
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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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