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
I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible... and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.
...the elephant smoked too much.
They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.
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.
Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the orchestra, and then wonders why nobody loves him.
Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.
I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?
Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.
Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people once a year
I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible...and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.
Ah Mozart! He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.
What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.