Stay close to the young… and a little rubs off.
ALAN JAY LERNERYou write a hit the same way you write a flop.
More Alan Jay Lerner Quotes
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For a painter, the Mecca of the world for study, for inspiration, and for living is here on this star called Paris.
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The winter is forbidden till December, And exits March the second on the dot.
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Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
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Men die but an idea does not.
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It’s not a pretty face, I grant you. But underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
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We used to say that inside Cecil Beaton there was another Cecil Beaton sending out lots of little Cecils into the world. One did the sets, another did the costumes.
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You write a hit the same way you write a flop.
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There even are places where English completely disappears. In America, they haven’t used it for years!
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A schedule so tight that it would only work if I didn’t sleep on Monday nights.
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I could have danced all night!
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We met at nine We met at eight I was on time No, you were late Ah yes! I remember it well.
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Youth has many glories, but judgement is not one of them, and no amount of electronic amplification can turn a belch into an aria.
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Pleasure without joy is as hollow as passion without tenderness.
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On a clear day, how it will astound you That the glow of your feelings outshines every star.
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Lots of cosy sky That God and I can share. I need air. I need air.
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