"I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate." ― George Burns Topic(s): Success Tags: failure, rather More From George Burns "I smoke ten to fifteen cigars a day. At my age I have to hold on to something." "I’m at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill." "If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age." More In Success "People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes."― Thomas Sowell "I had done the sitcom thing to lesser and lesser degrees of success."― David Alan Grier "I come from a world where you get the film done, that’s a success."― Abel Ferrara