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Famous George Burns Quotes
“I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate.”
“In show business the key word is honesty. Once you've learned to fake that, the rest is easy.”
“When I'm in front of an audience, all that love and vitality sweeps over me and I forget my age.”
“There are two kinds of cruises - pleasure and with children.”
“There's nothing wrong with making love with the light on. Just make sure the car door is closed.”
“I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down.”
“When asked in his late 90s if his doctor knew he still smoked, Burns said, 'No ... he's dead.'”
“Young. Old. Just words. Inside we feel like our shoe size.”
“This is all so exciting I've decided to keep making one movie every 36 years.”
“I'd rather be a flop at show business than to be a success at something I didn't like.”
“I should have been a country-western singer. After all, I'm older than most western countries.”
“When Jack Benny has a party, you not only bring your own scotch, you bring your own rocks.”
“I drink coffee with my right hand, and I smoke with my left. But I talk with both hands.”
“There are many ways to die in bed, but the best way is not alone.”
“If you stay in the business long enough and get to be old enough, you get to be new again.”
“I don't worry about getting old. I'm old already. Only young people worry about getting old.”
“If you were married to Marilyn Monroe, you'd cheat with some ugly girl.”
“A young mind in a healthy body is a wonderful thing. Especially for an old man with an open night.”
“Take care not to wear stripes that are out of sync with your wrinkles.”