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.
GEORGE BURNSI’m very pleased to be here. Let’s face it, at my age I’m very pleased to be anywhere.
More George Burns Quotes
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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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Too bad all the people who know how to run this country are busy running taxicabs or cutting hair.
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I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
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I can’t afford to die; I’d lose too much money.
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I smoke ten to fifteen cigars a day. At my age I have to hold on to something.
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I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.
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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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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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I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.
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It’s good to be here. At 98, it’s good to be anywhere.
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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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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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I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my age.
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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 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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