English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

George Burns Quotes

George Burns quote: "You've got to be honest; if you can fake that, you've got it..."

You've got to be honest; if you can fake that, you've got it made.

George Burns

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe to bring thoroughly home to himself the truth that the civilisation which surrounds him is a rare exception in the history of the world. Henry James Sumner Maine
Mumbai is home, so there's no comparison. But then again, New York's a lot like Mumbai, which is why I choose to live there. It's fast, crowded (in a good way), the people are friendly and it's full of color and race, like Mumbai. Unfortunately, the traffic's also just as bad. Lavrenti Lopes
Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. George Orwell
Saul Bellow quote: "Conquered people tend to be witty."
Conquered people tend to be witty. Saul Bellow
You get work however you get work, but keep people keep working in a freelance world (and more and more of todays world is freelance), because their work is good, because they are easy to get along with and because they deliver the work on time. And you don’t even need all three! Two out of three is fine. People will tolerate how unpleasant you are if your work is good and you deliver it on time. People will forgive the lateness of your work if it is good and they like you. And you don’t have... Neil Gaiman
It seemed to me that, somehow, the blue jay was trying to communicate with me. I would see him fly into the house across the way, pick up the telephone, and dial. My phone would ring, and it would be him, but it was just this squawking and cheeping. "What?! What?!" I would yell back, but he never did speak English. Abraham Lincoln
Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote: "Neighbourliness is not a quality in other people, it is simply..."
Neighbourliness is not a quality in other people, it is simply their claim on ourselves. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Edgar Lee Masters quote: "It takes life to love life."
It takes life to love life. Edgar Lee Masters
In a library, you can find small miracles and truth, and you might find something that will make you laugh so hard that you will get shushed, in the friendliest way. I have found sanctuary in libraries my whole life, and there is sanctuary there now, from the war, from the storms of our families and our own minds. Libraries are like mountains or meadows or creeks: sacred space. So this afternoon, I'll walk to the library. Anne Lamott
When I stand and contemplate my fate and see the path along which you have led me, I reach my end, for artless I surrendered to one who is my undoing and my end. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Kristen Wiig quote: "The public doesn't want to hear people complaining about..."
The public doesn't want to hear people complaining about having their picture taken. Kristen Wiig
William Congreve quote: "A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant."
A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant. William Congreve
Famke Janssen quote: "Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it..."
Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want. Famke Janssen
Ayn Rand quote: "One loses everything when one loses one's sense of humor."
One loses everything when one loses one's sense of humor. Ayn Rand
Edith Hamilton quote: "He was there beside her, yet she was far away from him, aone..."
He was there beside her, yet she was far away from him, aone with her outraged love and her ruined life. Edith Hamilton