George Burns

George Burns

21 quotes

As an American entertainer, George Burns earned a lasting place in the canon of memorable quotations. Whether reflecting on Age or Funny, George Burns brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Discover 29 of George Burns's most memorable quotes, ranging across Age, Funny, Success, Money, and Happiness. Consider this gem from George Burns: "I spent a year in that town, one Sunday."

“I spent a year in that town, one Sunday.”

— George Burns

Funny

All Quotes by George Burns

“Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life.”

— George Burns

Future

“I'm very pleased to be here. Let's face it, at my age I'm very pleased to be anywhere.”

— George Burns

Age

“I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my age.”

— George Burns

Age

“If you live to be one hundred, you've got it made. Very few people die past that age.”

— George Burns

Age

“I spent a year in that town, one Sunday.”

— George Burns

Funny

“You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.”

— George Burns

Age

“I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.”

— George Burns

Failure

“I can't afford to die I'd lose too much money.”

— George Burns

Money

“I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.”

— George Burns

Failure

“Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere.”

— George Burns

Age

“Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman it depends on how much happiness you can handle.”

— George Burns

Good

“Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.”

— George Burns

Funny

“At my age flowers scare me.”

— George Burns

Age

“I smoke ten to fifteen cigars a day. At my age I have to hold on to something.”

— George Burns

Age

“I'm at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.”

— George Burns

Age

“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”

— George Burns

Family

“Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything that's down can come up.”

— George Burns

Time

“Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.”

— George Burns

Money

“When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.”

— George Burns

Funny

“Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.”

— George Burns

Age