I’m at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.
GEORGE BURNSThis is the sixth book I’ve written, which isn’t bad for a guy who’s only read two.
More George Burns Quotes
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Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
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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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I can’t afford to die; I’d lose too much money.
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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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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.
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When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.
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Be quick to learn and wise to know.
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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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Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.
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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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How can I die? I’m booked.
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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.
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Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.
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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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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.
GEORGE BURNS