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In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist -- but I found I had nothing to say.

Victor Borge

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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
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Børge Rosenbaum
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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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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 normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
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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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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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The elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow)
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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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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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Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.
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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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Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
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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 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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