George Burns Quotes

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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.

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

George Burns
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.

George Burns
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.

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

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

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

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

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

George Burns