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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.

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George Burns
Age: 100 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 20
Died: 1996
Died: March 9
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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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Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.
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Joy is obtaining a big, loving, caring shut-knit household in yet another town.
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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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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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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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When I was young I was called a rugged individualist. When I was in my fifties I was considered eccentric. Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then and I'm labeled senile.
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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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Old age is when you resent the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated because there are fewer articles to read.
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It's better to be happy doing something you love, even if you don't find success right away.
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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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