Burns Quotes

Carl Burns - “A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse — and dreams of home.”

Dr. David M. Burns - “Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.”

Dr. David M. Burns - “Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make yourself a happier and more productive person.”

Dr. David M. Burns - “Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault.”

Frank Burns - “I think it's beautiful the way the sun lights up the hair in your ears.”

George Burns - “Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair.”

George Burns - “I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now — I'm booked.”

George Burns - “I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.”

George Burns - “People are always asking me when I'm going to retire. Why should I? I've got it two ways — I'm still making movies, and I'm a senior citizen, so I can see myself at half price.”

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George Burns - “Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.”

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George Burns - “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”

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George Burns - “Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxi cabs and cutting hair.”

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George Burns - “Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left.”

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George Burns - “Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you do.”

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George Burns - “I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate.”

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George Burns - “Everyday happiness means getting up in the morning, and you can't wait to finish your breakfast. You can't wait to do your exercises. You can't wait to get out — and you can't wait to come home, because the soup is hot.”

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George Burns - “By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it.”

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George Burns - “Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.”

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George Burns - “Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.”

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George Burns - “You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.”

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George Burns - “If I get big laughs, I'm a comedian. If I get little laughs, I'm a humorist. If I get no laughs, I'm a singer.”

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George Burns - “If it's a good script I'll do it. And if it's a bad script, and they pay me enough, I'll do it.”

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George Burns - “It's good to be here. At 98, it's good to be anywhere.”

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George Burns - “It's hard for me to get used to these changing times. I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.”

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George Burns - “Life's but a day at most.”

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