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George Burns

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

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

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"Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made."
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"I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm booked."
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"I'm very pleased to be here. Let's face it, at my age I'm very pleased to be anywhere."
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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."
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"I'm at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill."
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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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