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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
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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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What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.
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Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.
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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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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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He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
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There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
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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 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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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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I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.
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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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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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Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.
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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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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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(Referring to the piano's natural shape) Isn't it a shame when those big fat opera singers lean against the pianos and bend them?
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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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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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