George Burns
George Burns
George Burnswas an American comedian, actor, singer, and writer. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century. He and his wife, Gracie Allen, appeared on radio, television, and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth20 January 1896
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
George Burns quotes about
I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
Our record doesn't show it, but we are getting better.
Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life.
First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.
I must be getting absent-minded. Whenever I complain that things aren't what they used to be, I always forget to include myself.
Love is a lot like a backache. It doesn't show up on x-rays, but you know it's there.
I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don't have to respect anybody.
There's an old saying, 'Life begins at forty.' That's silly. Life begins every morning you wake up.
When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.
Let me get one thing straight; I'm not an authority on sex, I'm more of a fan. I think sex is nice; no family should be without it. Of course, there are other things that are just as important as sex, like uh . . . like uh . . . like . . . uh . . . well, I'll think of it later.
Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.
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.
If you live to be one hundred, you've got it made. Very few people die past that age.
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.