Irving Berlin quotes
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“After you get what you want you don't want it.”
-- Irving BerlinSource : Song: After You Get What You Want
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“Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.”
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“Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.”
-- Irving BerlinSource : "Vogue" Magazine, November 1, 1962.
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“When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep.”
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“In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.”
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“The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.”
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“The song is ended, but the melody lingers on...”
-- Irving BerlinSource : Title of song (1927)
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“There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.”
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“God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her, and guide her, Through the night, with the light from above, From the mountains, to the prairies To the oceans, white with foam God bless America, my home sweet home, God bless America! My Home Sweet Home!”
-- Irving BerlinSource : "God Bless America" (song) (1939) See Peeke 1
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“You can't write a song out of thin air you have to feel and know what you are writing about.”
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“I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.”
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“I long to be out in the sun with no work to be done.”
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“Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.”
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“Music is so important. It changes thinking, it influences everybody, whether they know it or not. Music knows no boundary lines.”
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“God bless America, land that I love. Stand beside her, and guide her through the night with a light from above.”
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“They say that falling in love is wonderful, it's wonderful, so they say.”
-- Irving BerlinSource : "They Say It'sWonderful" (song) (1946)
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“I've got my love to keep me warm.”
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“Anything you can do I can do better, I can do anything better than you.”
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“Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies.”
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“It's February the 22ndAnd I can't tell a lie.”
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“The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl.”
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“Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night.”
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“Things that really matter are the things that gold can't buy, so let's have another cup o' coffee and let's have another piece o' pie.”
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“I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones I used to know, Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow.”
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“I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white.”
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“You can't write a song out of thin air. You have to feel and know what you are writing about. ... Talent is only a starting point. You've got to keep working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there. ... Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it. ... The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. ... After you get what you want you don't want it. ... Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies. ... The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, the melody lingers on.”
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“A pretty girl is like a melody. That haunts you night and day.”
-- Irving BerlinSource : "A Pretty Girl Is like a Melody" (song) (1919)
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“The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.”
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“Lord help the mister that comes between me and my sister...”
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“How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie. How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?”
-- Irving BerlinSource : Song: How Deep Is the Ocean?
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“Heaven... I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak.”
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“A patriotic song is an emotion and you must not embarrass an audience with it, or they will hate your guts.”
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“Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long”
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“Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent.”
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“All alone by the telephone.”
-- Irving BerlinSource : Song: All Alone
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