I could have spread my wings and done a thousand things I’ve never done before.
ALAN JAY LERNERIf you can’t paint in Paris, you’d better give up and marry the boss’s daughter.
More Alan Jay Lerner Quotes
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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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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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Just look at it. No wonder so many artists have come here and called it home. Brother.
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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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Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak?
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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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There’s a smile on my face for the whole human race.
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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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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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Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.
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Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak?
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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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There even are places where English completely disappears. In America, they haven’t used it for years!
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Men die but an idea does not.
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