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 (20 January 1896 – 9 March 1996), born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor and comedic partner and husband of Gracie Allen.

Sourced

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

• 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.
  • Just you and me Kid (1979)

• Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.
  • Life magazine (December 1979)

• If I paid $3 or $4 for a cigar, first I'd sleep with it.
  • Undated clip played on CNN Larry King Live (4 July 2003)

• Happiness is having a loving, close knit family in another city.
  • As quoted in The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners (2004) by Geoff Tibballs, p. 251

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• The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.  

External links

• George Burns at IMDb
• Brief bio