Alan Jay Lerner Short Quotes

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The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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!

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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?

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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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