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You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?

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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
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The elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow)
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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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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 difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
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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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Flint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that each of you bought two or three seats.
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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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In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist -- but I found I had nothing to say.
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Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.
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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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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
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He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
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I only know two pieces one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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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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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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The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the orchestra, and then wonders why nobody loves him.
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