Victor Borge Quotes
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Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
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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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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…
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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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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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
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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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When an opera star sings her head off? she usually improves her appearance.
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Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.
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It (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get the Indians to stop playing…
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The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the orchestra,…
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Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.
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They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.
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Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
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Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.
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I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on…
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Flint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that each of you bought two or three seats.
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I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.
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