Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.
ALAN JAY LERNERWe 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.
More Alan Jay Lerner Quotes
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I could have spread my wings and done a thousand things I’ve never done before.
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All to often, however, what she [the woman] does want is the man she hopes she will make out of the man she already has.
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You see what happens today. Women act like men and want to be treated like women.
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Eternally noble, historically fair; Who, when you win, will always give your back a pat. Why can’t a woman be like that?
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Why can’t a woman be more like a man?
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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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Pull out the stopper! Let’s have a whopper! / But get me to the church on time!.
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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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The female sex has no greater fan than I, and I have the bills to prove it.
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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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Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
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Just look at it. No wonder so many artists have come here and called it home. Brother.
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Why can’t a woman be more like a man? Men are so honest, so thoroughly square.
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Snow can burn your eyes but only people make you cry.
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