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They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.
Victor Borge
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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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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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Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.
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I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.
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In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist -- but I found I had nothing to say.
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There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
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I do not have a single white note on my piano my elephant smoked too much.
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What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.
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The elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow)
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Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
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In my dreams of Heaven, I always see the great Masters gathered in a huge hall in which they all reside. Only Mozart has his own suite.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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Flint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that each of you bought two or three seats.
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(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
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Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
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...the elephant smoked too much.
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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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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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Did you know that Mozart had no arms and no legs? I've seen statues of him on people's pianos.
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