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.
ALAN JAY LERNEREternally noble, historically fair; Who, when you win, will always give your back a pat. Why can’t a woman be like that?
More Alan Jay Lerner Quotes
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I’m getting married in the morning! / Ding dong! the bells are gonna chime.
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Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
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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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Snow can burn your eyes but only people make you cry.
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The winter is forbidden till December, And exits March the second on the dot.
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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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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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Mud can make you prisoner and the plains can make you dry.
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On a clear day, on a clear day, you can see forever, and ever, and ever more.
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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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Back home everyone said I didn’t have any talent. They might be saying the same thing over here, but it sounds better in French.
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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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On a clear day, how it will astound you That the glow of your feelings outshines every star.
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Why can’t a woman be more like a man?
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You write a hit the same way you write a flop.
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