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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

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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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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Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.
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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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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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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.
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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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