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George Burns
6 quotes
“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 (1896–1996) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Just You and Me Kid (1979)
“I've had worried parents come up to me and ask me for advice. They'll say "I don't know what to do. My teenage son won't cut his hair, he drives too fast, and I don't know what that stuff is he listens to, but it sure isn't music." I'll just say to them "I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. By the time he's my age, I don't think you'll need to worry about him anymore.”
George Burns (1896–1996) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Living It Up: Or, They Still Love Me in Altoona! (1976)
“Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.”
George Burns (1896–1996) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Life magazine (December 1979)
“If I paid $3 or $4 for a cigar, first I'd sleep with it.”
George Burns (1896–1996) said by 1996 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Undated clip played on CNN Larry King Live (4 July 2003)
“At my age, all my friends, doctors, and attorneys are dead. The good thing about this is that there's no one left who can refute my stories.”
George Burns (1896–1996) said by 1996 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Happiness is having a loving, close knit family in another city.”
George Burns (1896–1996) said by 1996 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners (2004) by Geoff Tibballs, p. 251