Victor BorgeI don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.365ThoughtTime
Victor BorgeI do not have a single white note on my piano; my elephant smoked too much.333Hope
Victor Borge(Referring to the piano's natural shape) Isn't it a shame when those big fat opera singers lean against the pianos and bend them?377Sadness
Victor BorgeI wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.334Philosophy
Victor BorgeHe was happily married - but his wife wasn't.301Time
Victor BorgeIf I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.301Humor
Victor BorgeI only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.379Love
Victor Borge...the elephant smoked too much.379Politics
Victor BorgeWhen I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza . . . I hate Liebestraum. ✨ Obituary: … ▶347Time
Victor BorgeDid you know that Mozart had no arms and no legs? I've seen statues of him on people's pianos.316Humanity
Victor BorgeThey say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.317Sadness
Victor BorgeRead (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.306Reading
Victor BorgeClarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.263Politics
Victor BorgeI learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano. ✨ Laughter Was at the Heart of Victor Borge's Many Talents. The Boston Globe Newspaper… ▶296HumorLove
Victor BorgeHumor 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.275HumorTruth
Victor BorgeOne 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 f… ▶299Life
Victor BorgeThe essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose . to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.257Sadness
Victor BorgeAlways remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.279Sadness
Victor BorgeFlint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that each of you bought two or three seats.224Philosophy
Victor BorgeIt (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get the Indians to stop playing it.247Thought
Victor BorgeSanta Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.225HumanityThought
Victor BorgeMy father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.227Death
Victor BorgeWhen an opera star sings her head off? she usually improves her appearance.205Thought
Victor BorgeI normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.206Reflection
Victor Borge(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?152Death
Victor BorgeWell, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.131Love
Victor BorgeLaughter is the closest distance between two people.142HumanityHumor
Victor BorgeThe 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.143DeathLove
Victor BorgeI know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?198Truth
Victor BorgeA Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.133Sadness
