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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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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 do not have a single white note on my piano my elephant smoked too much.
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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 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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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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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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Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.
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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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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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Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.
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I only know two pieces one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
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The elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow)
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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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Flint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that each of you bought two or three seats.
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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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I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.
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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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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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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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