Noël Coward quotes - page 3

I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday. (Noël Coward)
There's always something fishy about the French. View quote
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Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may be adequately assessed. View quote
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That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness it was, holding us together. View quote
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Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade. View quote
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Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be. View quote
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[On the phone] "My dear Jim's dead...No dear, he jumped off Waterloo Bridge - Yes, the one next to Charing Cross - No, no, no that's Blackfriars." View quote
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The stately homes of England we proudly represent, We only keep them up for Americans to rent. Tho' the pipes that supply the bathroom burst And the lavat'ry makes you fear the worst It was used by Charles the First (quite informally), And later by George the Fourth on a journey north, The state apartments keep their historical reknown, It's wiser not to sleep there in case they tumble down; But still if they ever catch on fire Which with any luck they might, We'll fight for the stately homes of England. View quote
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Charles: Anything interesting in The Times? Ruth: Don't be silly, Charles. View quote
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The natives grieve When the white men leave Their huts. Because they're obviously, Definitely Nuts. View quote
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Mad about the boy I know it's stupid to be mad about the boy I'm so ashamed of it but must admit the sleepless nights I've had About the boy. (Noël Coward)
So if I could employ A little magic that will finally destroy This dream that pains me and enchains me But I can't because I'm mad... I'm mad about the boy. View quote
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Morris: I'll never speak to you again until the day I die! Gary: Well, we can have a nice little chat then, can't we? View quote
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I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again. View quote
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Learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture. View quote
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I'm not a heavy drinker, I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop. View quote
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Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor. View quote
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My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself. View quote
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Consider the public. Never fear it nor despise it. Coax it, charm it, interest it, stimulate it, shock it now and then if you must, make it laugh, make it cry, but above all never, never, never bore the living hell out of it. View quote
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Trust your instincts. If you have no instincts, trust your impulses. View quote
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But why, oh why, do the wrong people travel, When the right people stay at home. (Noël Coward)
I'm over-educated in the things I shouldn't have known at all. View quote
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Goodnight, my darlings, I'll see you tomorrow. View quote
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Never trust a man with short legs-his brains are too near his bottom. View quote
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My big break came the next year with Bitter Sweet, starring Anna Neagle. I had a dress with a plunging neckline. Noël Coward said he could see the White Cliffs of Dover and I felt devastated. If you're blind, you'll miss me in that one. View quote
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