George M. Cohan quotes
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“I don't care what you say about me, as long as you say something about me, and as long as you spell my name right.”
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“You're a grand old flag, You're a high-flying flag, And forever in peace may you wave. You're the emblem of the land I love, The home of the free and the brave. Ev'ry heart beats true 'Neath the Red, White and Blue, Where there's never a boast or brag. But should auld acquaintance be forgot, Keep your eye on the grand old flag.”
-- George M. CohanSource : Robert Burns (2016). “Burns: 'A Red, Red Rose' and Other Poems”, p.96, Michael O'Mara Books
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“Hurried and worried until we're buried, and there's no curtain call, Lifes a very funny proposition after all.”
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“Ev'ry heart beats true 'neath the Red, White and Blue”
-- George M. CohanSource : "You're a Grand Old Flag" by George M. Cohan, 1906.
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“Ladies and gentlemen, my mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you!”
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“I don't care what they call me as long as they mention my name.”
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“Whatever you do kid, always serve it with a little dressing.”
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“You're a grand old flag! You're a high-flying flag, And forever in peace may you wave. You're the emblem of the land I love, The home of the free and the brave. Ev'ry heart beats true 'Neath the Red, White and Blue,' Where there's never a boast or brag. But should auld acquaintance be forgot, Keep your eye on the grand old flag.”
-- George M. CohanSource : "Song: You're a Grand Old Flag". 1906.
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“As a composer I could never find use for over 4 or 5 notes in any musical number, and as a playwright most of my plays have two acts because i couldn't think of an idea for the third act.”
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“I can write better plays than any living danced, and dance better than any living playwright.”
-- George M. Cohan
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