I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
GEORGE BURNSIt’s good to be here. At 98, it’s good to be anywhere.
More George Burns Quotes
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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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Too bad all the people who know how to run this country are busy running taxicabs or cutting hair.
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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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I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.
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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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This is the sixth book I’ve written, which isn’t bad for a guy who’s only read two.
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I’m at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.
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I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my age.
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Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
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At my age flowers scare me.
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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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Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
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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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You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.
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How can I die? I’m booked.
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