Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed
A source page for quotes linked to George Burns.
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Source: Gracie: A Love Story
“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.”
Source: Dear George
“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.'”
Source: Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed
“Young. Old. Just words. Inside we feel like our shoe size.”
Source: Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed
“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.”
Source: The Most of George Burns
“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.”
Source: The Most of George Burns
“I drink coffee with my right hand, and I smoke with my left. But I talk with both hands.”
Source: The Most of George Burns
Source: Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed
“There are many ways to die in bed, but the best way is not alone.”
Source: Wisdom of the 90s
“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.”
Source: Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed
Source: Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed
Source: Gracie/Caeser Spec Ed
“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.”
Source: Wisdom of the 90s