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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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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
Actor
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Stand-Up Comedian
København
Børge Rosenbaum
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How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.
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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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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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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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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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There is a bit of Hans Christian Andersen in every Dane.
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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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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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Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.
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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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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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They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.
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...the elephant smoked too much.
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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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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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It (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get the Indians to stop playing it.
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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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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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What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.
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