About George Burns: George Burns was an American comedian, actor, and writer.
Money is the root of all evil.' Then we hear, 'A fool and his money are soon parted.' What are they talking about? If money is so evil, shouldn't it be, 'A wise man and his money are soon parted'? And another thing, how does a fool get money in the f...
Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.
If you live to be one hundred, you've got it made. Very few people die past that age.
You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.
At my age flowers scare me.
I'm at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.
I smoke ten to fifteen cigars a day. At my age I have to hold on to something.
Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere.
I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my age.
I'm very pleased to be here. Let's face it, at my age I'm very pleased to be anywhere.
Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
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.
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.
It's good to be here. At 98, it's good to be anywhere.
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 look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
