Facts about George Burns 
Summary
George Burns was a famous Comedian from USA, who lived between January 20, 1896 and March 9, 1996.
Biography
Burns won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as "Al Lewis" in the movie The Sunshine Boys. He has received three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in theater, film and television. Zodiac etc.
He is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous.
Our collection contains 35 quotes who is written / told by George, under the main topics: Funny, Money, Success.
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Source / external links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burns
Famous quotes by George Burns (35)
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old"
"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible"
"You've got to be honest; if you can fake that, you've got it made"
"When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick"
"This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two"
"I'm very pleased to be here. Let's face it, at my age I'm very pleased to be anywhere"
"I'm at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill"
"I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate"
"I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my age"
"I smoke ten to fifteen cigars a day. At my age I have to hold on to something"
"I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life"
"I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm booked"
"I can't afford to die; I'd lose too much money"
"I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty"
"How can I die? I'm booked"
"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle"
"First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down"
"Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything that's down can come up"
"Be quick to learn and wise to know"
"At my age flowers scare me"
"Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made"
"Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope"
"Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples"
"Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere"
"Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life"
"It's hard for me to get used to these changing times. I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty"
"It's good to be here. At 98, it's good to be anywhere"
"It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth"
"If you live to be one hundred, you've got it made. Very few people die past that age"
"If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it"
"If it's a good script I'll do it. And if it's a bad script, and they pay me enough, I'll do it"
"I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate"
"I spent a year in that town, one Sunday"
"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city"
"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed"
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