Alan Jay Lerner Quotes

21 Sourced Quotes

Yes, why can't a woman be more like a man?
Men are so honest, so thoroughly square;
Eternally noble, historically fair;
Who when you win will always give your back a pat—
Why can't a woman be like that?

Alan Jay Lerner
Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.

Alan Jay Lerner
On a clear day, rise and look around you and you'll see who you are on a clear day, how it will astound you that the glow of your being outshines every star! You feel part of every mountain, sea and shore. You can hear from far and near a world you've never heard before And on that clear day you can see forever more

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Oozing charm from every pore,
He oiled his way around the floor.

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All I want is a room somewhere,
Far away from the cold night air,
With one enormous chair;
Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?

Alan Jay Lerner
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

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One day I'll be famous! I'll be proper and prim;
Go to St James so often I will call it St Jim!

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We met at nine.
We met at eight.
I was on time.
No, you were late.
Ah yes! I remember it well.

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Camelot …
Where once it never rained till after sundown
By eight a.m. the morning fog had flown
Don't let it be forgot
That once there was a spot
For one brief shining moment that was known
As Camelot …

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The French never care what they do, actually,
As long as they pronounce it properly.

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Thank heaven for little girls!
For little girls get bigger every day.

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They're always throwing goodness at you But with a little bit of luck A man can duck.

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The Lord above made liquor for temptation
To see if man could turn away from sin.
The Lord above made liquor for temptation—but
With a little bit of luck,
With a little bit of luck,
When temptation comes you'll give right in!

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The female sex has no greater fan than I, and I have the bills to prove it.

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I'm getting married in the morning,
Ding! dong! the bells are gonna chime.
Pull out the stopper;
Let's have a whopper;
But get me to the church on time!

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Ask every person if he's heard the story,
And tell it strong and clear if he has not,
That once there was a fleeting wisp of glory
Called Camelot...
Don't let it be forgot
That once there was a spot
For one brief shining moment that was known
As Camelot.

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I've grown accustomed to the trace
Of something in the air;
Accustomed to her face.

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In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire,
Hurricanes hardly happen.

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The answers make us wise, but the questions make us human.

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There even are places where English completely disappears.
In America, they haven't used it for years!

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Hey, buds below, up is where to grow,
Up with which below can't compare with.
Hurry! It's lovely up here! Hurry!

Alan Jay Lerner