Quotes by George Burns

About George Burns:

George Burns was an American comedian, actor, and writer.
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I spent a year in that town, one Sunday.

George Burns

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

George Burns

The most important thing in acting is honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

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Too bad all the people who know how to run this country are busy running taxicabs or cutting hair.

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Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

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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.

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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.

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It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth.

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

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First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.

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

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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.

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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.

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Be quick to learn and wise to know.

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I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.

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This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two.

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How can I die? I'm booked.

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There isn't a thing I can't do now that I didn't do when I was twenty-one...which gives you an idea of how pathetic I was when I was twenty-one. (That's a lie, but I might as well tell you something right here at the beginning of the book. Anytime I ...

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

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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.

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Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything that's down can come up.

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Author Bio

  • NameGeorge Burns
  • DescriptionAmerican comedian, actor, and writer
  • AliasesNathan Birnbaum
  • BornJanuary 20, 1896
  • DiedMarch 9, 1996
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Street Artist; Writer
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Supporting Actor