The number of people who will not go to a show they do not want to see is unlimited. Oscar Hammerstein II More Quotes by Oscar Hammerstein II More Quotes From Oscar Hammerstein II I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it. Oscar Hammerstein II morningbeautifulbeauty There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world. Oscar Hammerstein II kindnessinspiringinspirational It is a modern tragedy that despair has so many spokesmen, and hope so few. Oscar Hammerstein II moderndespairtragedy A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away! Oscar Hammerstein II heartsonglove If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, you've got to let everyone else in, too. Oscar Hammerstein II brotherhood-of-manmenbelieve You gotta have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true? Oscar Hammerstein II jazzmusicdream Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me? Oscar Hammerstein II inspirationallovelife Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart. Oscar Hammerstein II walking-alonecourageheart Do I love you because you're beautiful, or are you beautiful because I love you? Am I making believe I see in you, a woman too perfect to be really true? Do I want you because you're wonderful, or are you wonderful because I want you? Are you the sweet invention of a lover's dream, or are you really as beautiful as you seem? Oscar Hammerstein II dreambeautifulsweet Why you were born and why you are living depend entirely on what you are getting out of this world and what you are giving to it. I cannot prove that this is a balance of mathematical perfection, but my own observation of life leads me to the conclusion that there is a very real friendship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of life. Oscar Hammerstein II realperfectiongiving When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things and then I don't feel so bad. Oscar Hammerstein II feeling-saddogfeelings If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught. Oscar Hammerstein II taughtmusicteacher Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone, you'll never walk alone. Oscar Hammerstein II walking-alonehopeheart Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star. Oscar Hammerstein II young-lovestarsbravery Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions. Oscar Hammerstein II ubuntuworkpeace You've got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose eyes are oddly made, Of people whose skin is a different shade. You've got to be carefully taught. Oscar Hammerstein II toleranceeyepeople For when I fool the people I fear, I fool myself as well. Oscar Hammerstein II foolcouragepeople But I'm only a cockeyed optimist. Oscar Hammerstein II optimismoptimist I'd let my golden chances pass me by. Oscar Hammerstein II shynessgoldenchance The last time I saw Paris, her heart was warm and gay, I heard the laughter of her heart in every street café. Oscar Hammerstein II laughtergayheart
