11 quotes found
Librettist · American · 1895–1960
American librettist (1895–1960)
“I hand him a lyric and get out of his way.”
“Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star.”
“The last time I saw Paris.Her heart was warm and gay.”
“If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught.”
“You gotta have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true?”
“There is a very real relationship both quantitatively and qualitatively between what you contribute and what you get out of this world.”
“Do I love you because you're beautiful, or are you beautiful because I love you? Am I making believe I see in you, a woman too perfect to be really true? Do I want you because you're wonderful, or ...”
“Sentiment has never been unpopular except with a few sick persons who are made sicker by the sight of a child, a glimpse of a wedding, or the thought of a happy home.”
“There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world.”
“Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.”