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Me Quotes by George Burns
- It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth.
- 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…
- At my age flowers scare me.
- It's hard for me to get used to these changing times. I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.
- If it's a good script I'll do it. And if it's a bad script, and they pay me enough, I'll do it.
- Age to me means nothing. I can't get old; I'm working. I was old when I was twenty-one and out of work. As long as…
- I'd say that about 82 percent of what I write is bad, but don't go by me; I'm as bad a judge as I am…
- I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch.
- And God said 'Let there be Satan, so people don't blame everything on me. And let there be lawyers, so people don't blame everything on…
- If I had taken my doctor's advice and quit smoking when he advised me to, I wouldn't have lived to go to his funeral.
- People are always asking me when I'm going to retire. Why should I? I've got it two ways - I'm still making movies, and I'm…
- Lots of people have asked me what Gracie and I did to make our marriage work. It's simple - we don't do anything. I think…
- Let me get one thing straight; I'm not an authority on sex, I'm more of a fan. I think sex is nice; no family should…
- Since I've made it to 87 so far, obviously my two kids and my seven grandchildren haven't been too hard on me. On the other…
- When I'm in front of an audience, all that love and vitality sweeps over me and I forget my age.
- Money is the root of all evil.' Then we hear, 'A fool and his money are soon parted.' What are they talking about? If money…
- People ask me what I'd most appreciate getting for my eighty-seventh birthday. I tell them, a paternity suit.
- Actually, it only takes one drink to get me loaded. Trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or fourteenth.
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale