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Victor Borge Biography

Børge Rosenbaum (3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge (/ˈbɔːrɡə/ BOR-gə), was a Danish and American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nicknames "The Clown Prince of Denmark," "The Unmelancholy Dane," and "The Great Dane."

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I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.

Knee, Mother, Piano, Play

I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.

Funny, Hour, Money, Sarcastic, Time, Year

Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.

Funny, Humorous, Mendelssohn, Music, Stronger, Water

The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.

Difference, Funny, Longer, Sarcasm, Sarcastic, Viola

. . . the elephant smoked too much.

Elephant, Elephants, Music, Smoked, Too Much

I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.

Family, Funny, Making, Possible, Sarcastic, Wish

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 it.

Humorous, India, Music, Playing, Snake, Snakes

One afternoon, when I was four years old, my father came home, and he found me in the living room in front of a roaring fire, which made him very angry. Because we didn't have a fireplace.

Angry, Father, Fire, Four, Home

You may not be aware of this but Leonard Bernstein won another award, for explaining the music of Igor Stravinsky. . . to Igor Stravinsky!

Awards, Bernstein, Explaining, May, Music, Stravinsky

I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.

Aging, Growing, Mind, Old

Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.

Christmas, Funny, Idea, Right, Witty, Year

When an opera star sings her head off? she usually improves her appearance.

Funny, Head, Music, Sarcastic, Star, Usually

Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.

Asked, People, Piano, Pianos, Three, Two

There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.

Bachs, Johann, Offen, Sebastian, Three

The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose. to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.

Clear, Essence, Jobs, Junk, Military, Things

Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.

Beethoven, Flats, Moved, Three, Twice

When I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza. . . I hate Liebestraum.

Boys, Father, Hate, Liebestraum, Newspaper, Used

There is a bit of Hans Christian Andersen in every Dane.

Andersen, Bits, Christian, Dane, Hans

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 is truth.

Aspirations, Humor, Logic, Men, See, Thrives

A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.

Curve, Curves, Set, Smile, Straight

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