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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
København
Børge Rosenbaum
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Youth
Found
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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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Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.
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Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.
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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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Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.
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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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I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
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(Referring to the piano's natural shape) Isn't it a shame when those big fat opera singers lean against the pianos and bend them?
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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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Flint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that each of you bought two or three seats.
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I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.
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I only know two pieces one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
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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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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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They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.
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I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?
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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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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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