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

~George Burns

Topics: Another Caring City Family Happiness Having Large Loving

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

~George Burns

Topics: Get Getting Getting Older Help Old Older You

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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.

~George Burns

Topics: Drink Drunk Fourteenth Get Me Only Remember Takes Trouble

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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.

~George Burns

Topics: Beginning Close Ending Good Having Possible Secret Sermon The Secret Of Then Together Two

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Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.

~George Burns

Topics: Bed Make Money Stay Unless You

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I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.

~George Burns

Topics: Failure Hate Love Rather Something Success Than I Love

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First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.

~George Burns

Topics: Down Faces Finally First Forget Names Next Pull Then Up You Your Zipper

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Be quick to learn and wise to know.

~George Burns

Topics: Know Learn Quick Wise

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Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

~George Burns

Topics: Bad Busy Country Cutting Driving Hair How Know People Run Too Who

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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.

~George Burns

Topics: Ask Avoiding Important Key Longevity Me Most Say Single Still Stress Tension Worry Would You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: January 20th, 1896

Died: March 9th, 1996

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