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There is a bit of Hans Christian Andersen in every Dane.

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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
Actor
Comedian
Composer
Conductor
Pianist
Stand-Up Comedian
København
Børge Rosenbaum
Andersen
Dane
Hans
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Christian
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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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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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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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There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
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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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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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Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
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Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.
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Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
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The elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow)
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When an opera star sings her head off? she usually improves her appearance.
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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 don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.
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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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When I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza . . . I hate Liebestraum.
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He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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...the elephant smoked too much.
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