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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.

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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
Smile
Things
Curve
Curves
Straight

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(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
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That's why I've never thought of retiring because I do it all the time whether on the stage or off. I found that in a precarious situation, a smile is the shortest distance between people. When one needs to reach out for sympathy or a link with people, what better way is there?
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Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
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There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.
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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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How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.
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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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Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.
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What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.
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