Quotes from Noel Coward

You'll never decide what you want until you've decided who you are.

In tropical climes, there are certain times of day,When the citiens retire to tear their clothes off and perspire.--It s one of those rules that the greatest fools obey,--because the sun is much too sultry, and one must avoid it s ultra-violet-ray.--Mad dogs and englishmen go out in the mid-day sun.--The Japanese don t care to, The Chinese wouldn t dare to. Hindoos and Argentines sleep firmly from twelwe to one.--But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

There isn't a particle of you that I don't know, remember, and want.

An echo from the past when, innocent We looked upon the present with delight And doubted not the future would be kinder And never knew the loneliness of night.

AMANDA [overriding him]: Now, Victor, I refuse to discuss anything in the least important until after breakfast. I couldn't concentrate now, I know I couldn't.

ESTEBAN I always thought the English a very proper nation. ELOISE Not theatrically—their drama is extremely course. Really those Elizabethans!

Sorel: I wish she hadn't sent me the beastly book, I must say something nice about it. Simon : The binding's very dashing.

Otto: A bonny country, Scotland, if all I've heard is correct, what with the banshees wailing and the four- leaved shamrock. Gilda: That's Ireland, dear. Otto: Never mind. The same wistful dampness distinguishes them both.

LEO MERCURÉ: The Daily Express says (the play)'s disgusting. GILDA: We should be cut to the quick if it said anything else.

Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.

The higher the buildings, the lower the morals.

Your motivation? Your motivation is your pay packet on Friday. Now get on with it.

I like long walks, especialy when they are taken by people who annoy me.

Wouldn't it be dreadful to live in a country where they didn't have tea?

Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love.

Thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. The one and only thing that counts is: Do you have staying power?

Work is more fun than fun.

Strange how potent cheap music is.

What I adore is supreme professionalism. I'm bored by writers who can write only when it's raining.

I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me.

Work hard, do the best you can, don't ever lose faith in yourself and take no notice of what other people say about you.

Grab it while you can — grab every scrap of happiness while you can

AMANDA: I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.