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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
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Conductor
Pianist
Stand-Up Comedian
København
Børge Rosenbaum
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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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How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.
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I only know two pieces one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
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(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
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I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.
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I do not have a single white note on my piano my elephant smoked too much.
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When an opera star sings her head off? she usually improves her appearance.
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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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The elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow)
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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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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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Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
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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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He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
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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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What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.
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...the elephant smoked too much.
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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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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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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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