Victor Borge Quotes

• Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

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• The shortest distance between two people is a smile.

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• Humor is something that thrives between man’s aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.

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• I don’t mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I’ve saved all year.

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• Laughter is the closest distance between two people.

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• Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.

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• If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that’s my reward.

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• When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance.

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• The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.

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• I only know two pieces; one is ‘Clair de Lune’ and the other one isn’t.

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• I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible… and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.

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• My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.

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• He was happily married – but his wife wasn’t.

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Victor Borge (13)

Birth:	3rd January, 1909
Death:	23rd December, 2000
Nationality:	American, Danish
Profession:	Comedian, Pianist, Music Conductor

About

Victor Borge born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish and American comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as The Clown Prince of Denmark, The Unmelancholy Dane, and The Great Dane.

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