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Victor Borge Quotes

d. 2000

Victor Borge (January 3, 1909 – December 23, 2000), born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as The Clown Prince of Denmark, The Unmelancholy Dane, and The Great Dane.

Random Victor Borge quote

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I only know two pieces, one is 'Clair de Lune', the other one isn't.

The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.

What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?
The Nazi lifts his arm.

There is a bit of Hans Christian Andersen in every Dane.

I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.

(Shortly after Germany forced Denmark to sign a non-aggression pact in 1939) How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.

The smile is the shortest distance between two persons (Smilet er den korteste afstand mellem to mennesker)

When I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza . . . I hate Liebestraum.

[of English] It's your language. I'm just trying to use it.

Attribution

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