Victor Borge
Victor Borge
Børge Rosenbaum, known professionally as Victor Borge, 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."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth3 January 1909
CityCopenhagen, Denmark
CountryUnited States of America
Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.
A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist -- but I found I had nothing to say.
I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.
Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.
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.
I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.
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.
I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
And now, in honour of the 150th anniversary of Beethoven's death, I would like to play 'Clear the Saloon', er, 'Clair de Lune', by Debussy. I don't play Beethoven so well, but I play Debussy very badly, and Beethoven would have liked that.
Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.