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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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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
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What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.
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(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
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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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You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?
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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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(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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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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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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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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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 elephant smoked too much.
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I only know two pieces one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
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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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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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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
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There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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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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