Quotes from Oscar Hammerstein II

Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.

You can have fun with a son, But you got to be a father to a girl.

There is a very real relationship both quantitatively and qualitatively between what you contribute and what you get out of this world.

It is a modern tragedy that despair has so many spokesmen, and hope so few.

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone, you'll never walk alone.

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart.

The dearest things I know are what you are.

You've got to be taught to hate and fear.

When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things and then I don't feel so bad.

Berlin's great secret is that he says exactly what he means; sometimes he hits a gigantic line both musically and lyrically -- almost Wagnerian in its strength.

What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he drowns.

A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!

I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it.

I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy

Hello, Young Lovers, Wherever You Are.

Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star.

If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, you've got to let everyone else in, too.

You gotta have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true?

If you don't have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?

All the sounds of the earth are like music.

Sentiment has never been unpopular except with a few sick persons who are made sicker by the sight of a child, a glimpse of a wedding, or the thought of a happy home.

Fish got to swim, birds got to fly I got to love one man till I die Can't help lovin' dat man of mine.

There is nothin' like a dame.

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.