49+ Victor Borge Quotes On Music, Education And Stage

Victor Borge was an American musician, comedian, and actor. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is best known for his comedic style of classical music performance, which he called "humor in music". His signature act was a mixture of classical music, jokes, and physical comedy, including playing the piano with a comic flair. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Victor Borge on music, education, love.

Top 10 Victor Borge Quotes

1. Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.
2. Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
3. Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.
4. Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.
5. 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.
6. Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.
7. Did you know that Mozart had no arms and no legs? I've seen statues of him on people's pianos.
8. 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.
9. What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
10. Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.

Victor Borge Image Quotes

Laughter is the closest distance between two people. — Victor Borge

Victor Borge Short Quotes

• The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
• Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
• If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
• The oboe sounds like a clarinet with a cold.
• When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance.
• How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.
• A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
• In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist -- but I found I had nothing to say.
• There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
• What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.

Victor Borge Quotes About Music

I 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? — Victor Borge

It (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. — Victor Borge

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

You may not be aware of this but Leonard Bernstein won another award, for explaining the music of Igor Stravinsky... to Igor Stravinsky! — 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

Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics. — Victor Borge

...the elephant smoked too much. — Victor Borge

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

Victor Borge Quotes About Piano

(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

The elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow) — Victor Borge

The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all. — Victor Borge

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

I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano. — Victor Borge

Victor Borge Famous Quotes And Sayings

Laughter is the closest distance between two people. — 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

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

I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary. — Victor Borge

The 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. — 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded? — Victor Borge

When 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. — 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

Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset. — Victor Borge

Life Lessons by Victor Borge

1. Victor Borge taught us to never take life too seriously and to always find humor in everyday life.
2. He also showed us the importance of staying curious and creative in order to keep learning and growing.
3. Finally, he demonstrated the power of music to bring people together and create joy, no matter what language or culture they come from.