George Burns

George Burns born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian and actor; husband of Gracie Allen.

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• When I was young I was called a rugged individualist. When I was in my fifties I was considered eccentric. Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then and I'm labeled senile.
  • Just you and me Kid (1979)

• Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.
  • Life magazine, December 1979 issuehttp://books.google.com/books?id=w5-GR-qtgXsC&pg=PA117&dq=%22Too+bad+that+all+the+people+who+know+how+to+run+the+country+are+busy+driving+taxicabs+and+cutting+hair.%22&sig=uj07kFeO7wja3cpTdX31dWR_pjs

• If I paid $3 or $4 for a cigar, first I'd sleep with it
  • (undated clip played on) CNN Larry King Live, first aired July 4 2003

• Happiness is having a loving, close knit family in another city.

Say goodnight

It's commonly believed that at the end of stage shows Burns would tell his wife "Say goodnight, Gracie", to which she would reply "Goodnight, Gracie". This is actually not true and recordings from the time do not have her using this reply.