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1 " I love Paris in the summer, when it sizzles. "
― Cole Porter
2 " 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 , The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter
3 " Be a clown, be a clownAll the world loves a clownShow ‘em tricks, tell ‘em jokesAnd you’ll only stop with top folks. "
― Cole Porter , The Cole Porter Song Book: The Complete Words and Music of Forty of Cole Porter's Best-Loved Songs
4 " I start with the title first. From this title I work out the psychology of the tune. Next I write the lyric backward, and in this way build it up to a climax. In the lyric I work first for the climax, and if I can’t find a good climactic line I throw out the tune . . . I consult rhyme dictionaries. I swear by them. For long, easy rhymes I use Andrew Loring’s Lexicon. Other books I have in constant use are Roget’s ‘Thesaurus,’ and atlas, Fowler’s ‘Modern English Usage’ and a dictionary "
― Cole Porter , The Letters of Cole Porter
5 " Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes. "
6 " Every time I look down on this timeless townWhether 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. "
7 " a college education I would never propose - a bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clothes "
8 " 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.... "
9 " He may have hair upon his chest but, sister, so has Lassie. "
10 " The Shortest Night of the Year"It rained the day before we metThen came 3 days that I forgetAnd then my love we met againAnd I remember things from thenI measure time by what we doAnd so my calendar is youThe shortest day of the yearHas the longest night of the yearAnd the longest night is the shortest night with you.The Smallest Smile on your faceIs the greatest kind of embraceAnd a single kiss is a thousand dreams come trueThe softest sigh, that is my strongest tieThere’s you, there’s I, what can time do?The shortest day of the yearHas the longest night of the yearAnd the longest night is the shortest night with you.your softest sigh, that is my strongest tieThere’s you, there’s I, what can time do?The shortest day of the yearHas the longest night of the yearAnd the longest night is the shortest night with you. "
11 " PARODY OF "YOU'RE THE TOP" BY COLE PORTER You're the popYou're the baby's fatherYou're the popBut you needn't botherI will make no claim to your ancient name at allWhen I let you make meYou promised you'd take me to the city hallMy mistake wasn't getting plastered,What a break for the little b***stardI was bad when I let you get on topBut if baby I'm the momma,You're the pop![Sung by Elaine Stritch when interviewed by Michael Parkinson on YouTube. "
12 " I start with the title first. From this title I work out the psychology of the tune. Next I write the lyric backward, and in this way build it up to a climax. In the lyric I work first for the climax, and if I can’t find a good climactic line I throw out the tune . . . I consult rhyme dictionaries. I swear by them. For long, easy rhymes I use Andrew Loring’s Lexicon. Other books I have in constant use are Roget’s ‘Thesaurus,’ and atlas, Fowler’s ‘Modern English Usage’ and a dictionary. "