Frederikke Borge Quotes

Occasionally, a finger comes up to wipe a tear [of laughter] from the eye ... and that's my reward ... the rest goes to the government. ~ Victor Borge

There is a bit of Hans Christian Andersen in every Dane. ~ Victor Borge

They accuse me of having a hard hand, but people closest to me know that is not the nature of my heart. ~ Tomas Borge

You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen? ~ Victor Borge

In my dreams of Heaven, I always see the great Masters gathered in a huge hall in which they all reside. Only Mozart has his own suite. ~ Victor Borge

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ~ Victor Borge

I just can't comprehend, that you, Borge, of all people, couldn't keep your mouth shut. ~ Steen Langstrup

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

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. ~ Victor Borge

The oboe sounds like a clarinet with a cold. ~ Victor Borge

A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight. ~ Victor Borge

I'd like to thank my parents for making this night possible. And my children for making it necessary. ~ Victor Borge

When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance. ~ Victor Borge

My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it. ~ Victor Borge

They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert. ~ Victor Borge

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward. ~ Victor Borge

I do not have a single white note on my piano; my elephant smoked too much. ~ Victor Borge

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. ~ Victor Borge

We were supposed to be heroes."
"There's no such thing as heroes."

Conversation between 'Alis K' and 'Borge'
The Informer by Steen Langstrup ~ Steen Langstrup

I didn't start the business to make a pile of money. I did it to preserve myself for old age. ~ Elrey Borge Jeppesen

He was happily married - but his wife wasn't. ~ Victor Borge

And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. ~ Elrey Borge Jeppesen

One afternoon, when I was four years old, my father came home, and he found me in the living room in front of a roaring fire, which made him very angry. Because we didn't have a fireplace. ~ Victor Borge

That's why I've never thought of retiring because I do it all the time whether on the stage or off. I found that in a precarious situation, a smile is the shortest distance between people. When one needs to reach out for sympathy or a link with people, what better way is there? ~ Victor Borge

The doctors who have examined me say I am healthy enough for a long life, so don't have any illusions that I'll soon leave this world. ~ Tomas Borge

If I could go, I would tell the truth to the North American people. President Reagan personally ordered my visa to be denied. ~ Tomas Borge

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. ~ Victor Borge

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

I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't. ~ Victor Borge

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

Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice. ~ Victor Borge

Flint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that each of you bought two or three seats. ~ Victor Borge

Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad. ~ Victor Borge