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I'd rather be a flop at show business than to be a success at something I didn't like.
George Burns
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George Burns
Age: 100 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 20
Died: 1996
Died: March 9
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New York City
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Nathan Birnbaum
George N. Burns
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Sex can be fun after eighty, after ninety, and after lunch!
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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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Joy is obtaining a big, loving, caring shut-knit household in yet another town.
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Old age is when you resent the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated because there are fewer articles to read.
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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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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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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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If you stay in the business long enough and get to be old enough, you get to be new again.
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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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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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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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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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I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don't have to respect anybody.
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Age to me means nothing. I can't get old I'm working. I was old when I was twenty-one and out of work. As long as you're working, you stay young. When I'm in front of an audience, all that love and vitality sweeps over me and I forget my age.
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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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