I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
GEORGE BURNSIt’s hard for me to get used to these changing times. I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.
More George Burns Quotes
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Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.
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Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.
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You’ve got to be honest; if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
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Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
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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 at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.
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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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I spent a year in that town, one Sunday.
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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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This is the sixth book I’ve written, which isn’t bad for a guy who’s only read two.
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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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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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