BURNS, GEORGE : Happiness is having a large, loving, close-knit family — in another city. (George Burns, U.S. comedian, actor, singer, and writer whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television, 1896-1996)

BURNS, GEORGE : You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder what else you can do while you're down there. (George Burns, U.S. comedian, actor, singer, and writer whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television, 1896-1996)

BURNS, GEORGE : I stay away from natural foods. At my age I need all the preservatives I can get. (George Burns, U.S. comedian, actor, singer, and writer whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television, 1896-1996)