Quotes from Irving Berlin

Never hate a song that's sold a half million copies.

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.

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

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

Talent is only a starting point.

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

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

It's a lovely day today So whatever you've got to do You've got a lovely day to do it in, that's true And I hope whatever you've got to do Is something that can be done by two For I'd really like to stay It's a lovely day today And whatever you've got to do I'd be so happy to be doing it with you But if you've got something that must be done And it can only be done by one There is nothing more to say Except it's a lovely day for saying It's a lovely day!

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

Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it.

I long to be out in the sun with no work to be done.

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.

You cannot make your shimmy shake on tea

How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star?

The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent.

All alone by the telephone.

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

There's no business like show business.

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

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white.

All good song-writers have no more than half a dozen good tunes in their systems, and if they have that many, they are liberally blessed.

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

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

Talent is only the starting point.