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George Burns Quotes

1896–1996 United States

George Burns (20 January 1896 – 9 March 1996), born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor and comedic partner and husband of Gracie Allen.

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Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxi cabs and cutting hair.

Happiness is having a loving, close knit family in another city.

If I paid $3 or $4 for a cigar, first I'd sleep with it.

When I was young I was called a rugged individualist. When I was in my fifties I was considered eccentric. Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then and I'm labeled senile.

Just You and Me Kid (1979)

At my age, all my friends, doctors, and attorneys are dead. The good thing about this is that there's no one left who can refute my stories.

I've had worried parents come up to me and ask me for advice. They'll say "I don't know what to do. My teenage son won't cut his hair, he drives too fast, and I don't know what that stuff is he listens to, but it sure isn't music." I'll just say to them "I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. By the time he's my age, I don't think you'll need to worry about him anymore."

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George Burns (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.