Victor Borge > Quotes

“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”
― Victor Borge

“The shortest distance between two people is a smile.”
― Victor Borge

“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

“Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people once a year”
― Victor Borge

“He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.”
― 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?”
― Victor Borge

“I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.”
― Victor Borge

“The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer. ”
― Victor Borge

“Laughter is the closest distance between two people.”
― Victor 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'd like to thank my parents for making this night possible. And my children for making it necessary.”
― Victor Borge

“(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?”
― Victor Borge

“A smile is the shortest distance between two people.”
― Victor Borge

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

“Ah Mozart! He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.”
― - Victor Borge

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

“Nogle ting er bedre i Sverige end i Danmark. De har bedre naboer.”
― Victor Borge

“laughter is the shortest distance between two people”
― Victor Borge