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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
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Børge Rosenbaum
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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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And now, in honour of the 150th anniversary of Beethoven's death, I would like to play 'Clear the Saloon', er, 'Clair de Lune', by Debussy. I don't play Beethoven so well, but I play Debussy very badly, and Beethoven would have liked that.
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I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?
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Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.
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I only know two pieces one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
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The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose . to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
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Occasionally, a finger comes up to wipe a tear [of laughter] from the eye... and that's my reward... the rest goes to the government.
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The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the orchestra, and then wonders why nobody loves him.
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He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
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Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.
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I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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One afternoon, when I was four years old, my father came home, and he found me in the living room in front of a roaring fire, which made him very angry. Because we didn't have a fireplace.
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