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Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.

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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
Actor
Comedian
Composer
Conductor
Pianist
Stand-Up Comedian
København
Børge Rosenbaum
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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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You may not be aware of this but Leonard Bernstein won another award, for explaining the music of Igor Stravinsky... to Igor Stravinsky!
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When I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza . . . I hate Liebestraum.
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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
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He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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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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I only know two pieces one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
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There is a bit of Hans Christian Andersen in every Dane.
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What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.
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You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?
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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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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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Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
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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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