Quote

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.

George Burns

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

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
Running
Government
Screwed
Things
Driving
Surprise
Cutting
Hair
Either
Everyone

More quotes by George Burns

Image
Bridge is a game that separates the men from the boys. It also separates husbands and wives.
George Burns
Image
In those days the best painkiller was ice it wasn't addictive and it was particularly effective if you poured some whiskey over it.
George Burns
Image
How did I ever get sick? I've already had everything.
George Burns
Image
Sex after 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope. Even putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.
George Burns
Image
Old age is when you resent the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated because there are fewer articles to read.
George Burns
Image
At my age flowers scare me.
George Burns
Image
I'd rather be a flop at show business than to be a success at something I didn't like.
George Burns
Image
She didn't need to go to acting school to learn that the essence of acting is to act like you're not acting.
George Burns
Image
Critics are eunuchs at a gang bang.
George Burns
Image
Say Goodnight Gracie.
George Burns
Image
I don't care what you do for a living. If you love it, you are a success.
George Burns
Image
If you stay in the business long enough and get to be old enough, you get to be new again.
George Burns
Image
Young. Old. Just words. Inside we feel like our shoe size.
George Burns
Image
Much later in life, though, Gracie made a major contribution to the opera world. She stayed out of it.
George Burns
Image
When Jack Benny has a party, you not only bring your own scotch, you bring your own rocks.
George Burns
Image
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.
George Burns
Image
It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth.
George Burns
Image
Be sure to wear a good cologne, a nice aftershave lotion, and a strong underarm deodorant. And it might be a good idea to wear some clothes, too.
George Burns
Image
What actresses do today when they appear on the screen is what they did once upon a time for getting to appear on the screen.
George Burns
Image
Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left
George Burns