255 Quotes by George Burns

I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don’t have to respect anybody.

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.

She didn’t need to go to acting school to learn that the essence of acting is to act like you’re not acting.

Money is the root of all evil.′ Then we hear, ‘A fool and his money are soon parted.’ What are they talking about? If money is so evil, shouldn’t it be, ‘A wise man and his money are soon parted’? And another thing, how does a fool get money in the first place? I know some fools who have a lot of money, but they won’t tell me how they got it, and I won’t tell them.

I don’t have a drinking problem. I drink. I get drunk. I fall down, no problem.

In show business the key word is honesty. Once you’ve learned to fake that, the rest is easy.

I get a standing ovation just standing.

I find you have to take each day as it comes and be thankful for who’s left and whatever you can still do.

I don’t worry about getting old. I’m old already. Only young people worry about getting old.