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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
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Conductor
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Stand-Up Comedian
København
Børge Rosenbaum
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Hans
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Christian
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Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
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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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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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I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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I do not have a single white note on my piano my elephant smoked too much.
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Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
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I only know two pieces one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
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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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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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Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.
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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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How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.
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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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When an opera star sings her head off? she usually improves her appearance.
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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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Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.
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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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They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.
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