Gracie Allen
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (26 July 1895 [date uncertain] - 27 August 1964) American comedian, actress, singer and dancer; second wife of George Burns.
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- I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best.
- I was so surprised at being born that I didn't speak for a year and a half.
- I'll bet you say that to all the girls!
- Gracie's typical reply to an insult she has mistaken for a compliment. Most often used in their vaudeville routines, early movie shorts, films and radio shows.
- Never place a period where God has placed a comma.
- Slogan for the United Church of Christ, whose program is entitled, "God Is Still Speaking,".
- There's so much good in the worst of us, and so many of the worst of us get the best of us, that the rest of us aren't even worth talking about.
- You're the only boy who ever made me cry, and I decided that if you could make me cry, I must really love you.
- Accepting George Burns proposal of marriage, after a long period of reluctance, and dismissal of his overtures.
- Walking is good for you! It... contains vitamins!
Scene with George Burns
- George: [looking at Gracie, who is arranging a large vase of beautiful flowers] Grace, those are beautiful flowers. Where did they come from?
- Gracie: Don't you remember, George? You said that if I went to visit Clara Bagley in the hospital I should be sure to take her flowers. So, when she wasn't looking, I did.