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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.

Victor Borge

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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Børge Rosenbaum
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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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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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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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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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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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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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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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You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?
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I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
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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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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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The oboe sounds like a clarinet with a cold.
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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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Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
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I do not have a single white note on my piano my elephant smoked too much.
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There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
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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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