George Burns Quotes

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My major contribution to the format was to suggest that I be able to step out of the plot and speak directly to the audience, and then be able to go right back into the action. That was an original idea of mine; I know it was because I originally stole it from Thornton Wilder's play Our Town.

George Burns
I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.

George Burns
The secret of acting is sincerity – and if you can fake that, you've got it made.

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

George Burns
A good martini, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman…or a bad woman, depending on how much happiness you can stand.

George Burns
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.

George Burns
I drink coffee with my right hand, and I smoke with my left. But I talk with both hands.

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I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.

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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.

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Money is the root of all evil.' Then we hear, 'A fool and his money are soon parted.' What are they talking about? If money is so evil, shouldn't it be, 'A wise man and his money are soon parted'? And another thing, how does a fool get money in the first place? I know some fools who have a lot of money, but they won't tell me how they got it, and I won't tell them.

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Bridge is a game that separates the men from the boys. It also separates husbands and wives.

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George Burns: Say goodnight, Gracie.
Gracie Allen: Goodnight, Gracie.

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It's nice to be here. When you're 99 years old, it's nice to be anywhere.

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

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I love to sing. And I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch.

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