For a painter, the Mecca of the world for study, for inspiration, and for living is here on this star called Paris.
ALAN JAY LERNERDon’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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Just look at it. No wonder so many artists have come here and called it home. Brother.
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Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak?
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Mud can make you prisoner and the plains can make you dry.
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You will follow every mountain, sea and shore, You will see from far and near a world you’ve never seen before.
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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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England still will be here without you.
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If you can’t paint in Paris, you’d better give up and marry the boss’s daughter.
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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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Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
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The winter is forbidden till December, And exits March the second on the dot.
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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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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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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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You see what happens today. Women act like men and want to be treated like women.
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