Irving Berlin Quotes

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• The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.

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  Positive, Music, Death

  Title of song (1927)

  109 Copy quote

• Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.

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  Life, Veterans Day, Attitude

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• Music is so important. It changes thinking, it influences everybody, whether they know it or not. Music knows no boundary lines.

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  Thinking, Important, Lines

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• Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  51 Copy quote

• When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep.

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  Gratitude, Blessed, Sleep

  Song: Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep

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• After you get what you want you don't want it.

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  Life, Desire, Want

  Song: After You Get What You Want

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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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  Romance, And Love, May

  1936 'Let's Face the Music and Dance', in the film Follow the Fleet.

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• The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.

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  Inspirational, Success, Motivational Sports

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl.

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  World, Socialism, Marxism

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• Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent.

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  Talent, Starting, Starting Point

  18 Copy quote

• You can't write a song out of thin air you have to feel and know what you are writing about.

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  Song, Writing, Air

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• Things that really matter are the things that gold can't buy, so let's have another cup o' coffee and let's have another piece o' pie.

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  Coffee, Food, Pie

  27 Copy quote

• Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night.

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  Positive, Happiness, Thanksgiving

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• God bless America, land that I love. Stand beside her, and guide her through the night with a light from above.

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  Night, Light, Land

  "God Bless America" (song) (1939) See Peeke 1

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• Popular music is popular because a lot of people like it.

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  People, Music Is, Popular Music

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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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  Success, Business, Congratulations

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• Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long

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  Song, Blue, Sky

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• Talent is only the starting point.

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  Inspirational, Music, Berlin

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

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  Music, New York, East Berlin

  "Vogue" Magazine, November 1, 1962.

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• How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie. How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?

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  Lying, Ocean, Love You

  Song: How Deep Is the Ocean?

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• There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.

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  Funny, Truth, Ideas

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

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  Love, Girl, Night

  "A Pretty Girl Is like a Melody" (song) (1919)

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• God bless America, land that I love,
  Stand beside her, and guide her,
  Through the night, with the light from above,
  From the mountains, to the prairies
  To the oceans, white with foam
  God bless America, my home sweet home,
  God bless America! My Home Sweet Home!

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  Sweet, Ocean, Home

  "God Bless America" (song) (1939) See Peeke 1

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• You're not sick you're just in love.

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  Get Well, Sick

  Song: (I Wonder Why) You're Just In Love

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• A patriotic song is an emotion and you must not embarrass an audience with it, or they will hate your guts.

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  Song, Hate, Patriotic

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