Victor Borge was a Danish-American humorist, entertainer and pianist, affectionately known as the Clown Prince of Denmark and the Great Dane.
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“Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people once a year”
Victor Borge
“Laughter is the closest distance between two people.”
“I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible...and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.”
“If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.”
“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.”
“The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.”
“He was happily married - but his wife wasn't”
“When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance”
“I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't”
“You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?”