I don't know anyone who sits down to write a song hit except Irving Berlin. He can't help writing hits. Cole Porter More Quotes by Cole Porter More Quotes From Cole Porter Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes. Cole Porter humorouschangefunny Be like the bluebird who never is blue, For he knows from his upbringing what singing can do Cole Porter singingpassionblue Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it; let's do it, let's fall in love. Cole Porter birdlovefall All the inspiration I ever needed was a phone call from a producer. Cole Porter phone-callsphonesinspiration Night and day you are the one, Cole Porter weddingmoonnight My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. ... (when asked who wrote 'Some Enchanted Evening') Rodgers and Hammerstein, if you can imagine it taking two men to write one song. ... Good authors, too, who once knew better words now use only four-letter words writing prose. ... Brush up your Shakespeare and they'll all kowtow. Cole Porter inspirationwritingsong I get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So, tell me why should it be true, that I get a kick out of you? Cole Porter thrillalcoholwine Be a clown , be a clown, All the world loves a clown. Act the fool , play the calf, And you'll always have the last laugh . Cole Porter world-loveplaylaughing Sad times May follow your tracks, Bad times May bar you from Saks, Add times When Satan in slacks Breaks down your self control. Cole Porter trackselfadd You all have learned reliance Cole Porter learningteachingscience Every time I look down on this timeless town Whether blue or gray be her skies. Whether loud be her cheers or soft be her tears, More and more do I realize: I love Paris in the springtime. I love Paris in the fall. I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles, I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles. I love Paris every moment, Every moment of the year. I love Paris, why, oh why do I love Paris? Because my love is near. Cole Porter cheersummerfall a college education I would never propose - a bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clothes Cole Porter clothesdegreescollege He may have hair upon his chest but, sister, so has Lassie. Cole Porter sisterhairmay I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop But if baby I'm the bottom, you're the top. Cole Porter checkswrecksbaby I've got you deep in the heart of me. Cole Porter heart In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking. Now, Heaven knows, anything goes. The world has gone mad today, and good's bad today, and black's white today, and day's night today. Cole Porter madwhitenight My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. Cole Porter telephonesinspirationdirectors Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above. Don't fence me in. Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever but I ask you please Don't fence me in Cole Porter landskycountry I love Paris in the summer, when it sizzles. Cole Porter parissummertravel What moments divine , what rapture serene. Cole Porter serenitymomentsdivine
