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"24 George Burns Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 20 January 1896. Died: 9 March 1996 | Comedian | Actor | Singer | Writer |

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.

Help Getting older Get old
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I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate

Failure Something Love Success
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Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

Happiness Having Loving Family
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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.

Takes Drink Drunk
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Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.
Stay In bed Make money
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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.

Longevity Avoiding worry Stress
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When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

Boy Dead sea Sick
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If you live to be one hundred, you've got it made. Very few people die past that age.

Live One hundred People Age
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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 People Country Taxicabs
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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.

Secret Good sermon Good ending
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I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life

Look Future Spend Life
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Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.

Retirement Ridiculous Had pimples
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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.

Getting old Shoelaces Wonder
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Be quick to learn and wise to know.

Be quick Learn
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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.

Everything Goes up Come down
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Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life.

Look Future Spend Life
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When I die I intend to take my music with me. I don't know what's out there, but I want to make sure it's in my key.

I die Intend Take My music
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Everyday happiness means getting up in the morning, and you can't wait to finish your breakfast. You can't wait to do your exercises. You can't wait to put on your clothes. You can't wait to get out. And you can't wait to come home, because the soup is hot.

Happiness Getting up Morning
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I was always taught to respect my elders and I've now reached the age when I don't have anybody to respect.

Respect Elders Reached Age
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There are many ways to die in bed, but the best way is not alone.

Many ways Die Bed
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A married couple that plays cards together is just a fight that hasn't started yet.

Married couple Play's cards Fight
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A young mind in a healthy body is a wonderful thing. Especially for an old man with an open night.

Young mind Wonderful Especially Old man
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My best advice: Fall in love with what you do for a living.

Best advice Love A living
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It's better to be happy doing something you love, even if you don't find success right away.

Happy Doing something Love
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George Burns Quotes & Sayings