You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.
GEORGE BURNSIt’s good to be here. At 98, it’s good to be anywhere.
More George Burns Quotes
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I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
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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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I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.
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I spent a year in that town, one Sunday.
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If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age.
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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.
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I’m very pleased to be here. Let’s face it, at my age I’m very pleased to be anywhere.
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I can’t afford to die; I’d lose too much money.
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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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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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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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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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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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