74 Quotes by Victor Borge

Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.

I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.

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.

I don’t mind growing old. I’m just not used to it.

I normally don’t do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.

In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist – but I found I had nothing to say.

The first piano was built long after they didn’t have any at all.

Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people once a year.

Well, all’s fair in love, war and fooling the critics.