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George Burns

George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer. His career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television, with and without his wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over...
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You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.

You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.

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I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.

I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.

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How can I die? I'm booked.

How can I die? I'm booked.

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It's good to be here. At 98, it's good to be anywhere.

It's good to be here. At 98, it's good to be anywhere.

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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 hard for me to get used to these changing times. I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.

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Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.

Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.

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You've got to be honest; if you can fake that, you've got it made.

You've got to be honest; if you can fake that, you've got it made.

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Life's but a day at most.

Life's but a day at most.

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Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life.

Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life.

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Be quick to learn and wise to know.

Be quick to learn and wise to know.

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By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it.

By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it.

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Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

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Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

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You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.

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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.

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.

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