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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.

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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
Actor
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Stand-Up Comedian
København
Børge Rosenbaum
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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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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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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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I do not have a single white note on my piano my elephant smoked too much.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
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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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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
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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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