Irving Berlin Quotes

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We joined the Navy to see the world,
And what did we see? We saw the sea.

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Anything you can do, I can do better,
I can do anything better than you.

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I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know.

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This is the army, Mr. Jones,
No private baths or telephones.

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And if you care to hear The "Swanee River"
Played in ragtime,
Come on and hear,
Come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band.

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Oh! how I hate to get up in the morning,
Oh! how I'd love to remain in bed.

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Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see.

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A pretty girl is like a melody
That haunts you night and day.

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God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home sweet home.

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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.

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Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.

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I'm puttin' on my top hat,
Tyin' up my white tie,
Brushin' off my tails.

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If you're blue and you Don't know where to go to, Why don't you go where Harlem sits, Puttin' on the Ritz?

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There may be trouble ahead,
But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance,
Let's face the music and dance.

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Must you dance ev'ry dance
With the same fortunate man?
You have danced with him since the music began.
Won't you change partners and dance with me?

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The song is ended,
But the melody lingers on.

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Heaven—I'm in Heaven—And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak;
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek-to-cheek.

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