I'd like to thank my parents for making this night possible. And my children for making it necessary.
— 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 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 fireplace.
— 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.
— Victor Borge(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
— Victor BorgeI normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
— Victor Borge