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title: "2 Beethoven Quotes By Victor Borge"
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> [And now, in honour of the 150th anniversary of Beethoven's death, I would like to play 'Clear the Saloon', er, 'Clair de Lune', by Debussy. I don't play Beethoven so well, but I play Debussy very badly, and Beethoven would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/and-now-in-honour-of-the-150th-anniversary-of-beethoven-s-death-i/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/361/victor-borge-12307_beethoven_and-now-in-honour-of-the-150th-anniversa_80293.jpg)

> [Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/beethoven-wrote-in-three-flats-a-lot-that-s-because-he-moved-twice/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/victor-borge-12307_flats_beethoven-wrote-in-three-flats-a-lot-tha_1033603.jpg)

## Other authors on Beethoven

## More by Victor Borge

> [What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/what-is-the-difference-between-a-nazi-and-a-dog-the-nazi-lifts-his-arm/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [And now, in honour of the 150th anniversary of Beethoven's death, I would like to play 'Clear the Saloon', er, 'Clair de Lune', by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/and-now-in-honour-of-the-150th-anniversary-of-beethoven-s-death-i/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/clarinets-like-lawyers-have-cases-mouthpieces-and-they-need-a/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [Ah Mozart! He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/ah-mozart-he-was-happily-married-but-his-wife-wasn-t/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [“I'd like to thank my parents for making this night possible. And my children for making it necessary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/i-d-like-to-thank-my-parents-for-making-this-night-possible-and-my/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [The oboe sounds like a clarinet with a cold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/the-oboe-sounds-like-a-clarinet-with-a-cold/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [Santa Claus has the right idea. Only visit people once a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/santa-claus-has-the-right-idea-only-visit-people-once-a-year/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [Did you know that Mozart had no arms and no legs? I've seen statues of him on people's pianos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/did-you-know-that-mozart-had-no-arms-and-no-legs-i-ve-seen-statues-of/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/i-learned-to-play-the-piano-on-my-mother-s-knee-that-was-before-we/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/my-father-invented-a-cure-for-which-there-was-no-disease-and/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [That's why I've never thought of retiring because I do it all the time whether on the stage or off. I found that in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/that-s-why-i-ve-never-thought-of-retiring-because-i-do-it-all-the/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/if-i-have-caused-just-one-person-to-wipe-away-a-tear-of-laughter-that/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/i-wish-to-thank-my-parents-for-making-it-all-possible-and-i-wish-to/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/santa-claus-has-the-right-idea-visit-people-only-once-a-year/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

> [When an opera star sings her head off? she usually improves her appearance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-borge/when-an-opera-star-sings-her-head-off-she-usually-improves-her/)

[Victor Borge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-borge/)

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