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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
Actor
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Conductor
Pianist
Stand-Up Comedian
København
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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In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist -- but I found I had nothing to say.
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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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You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?
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My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.
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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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