Quotes from Ira Gershwin

The way you wear your hat, The way you sip your tea, The mem'ry of all that -- No, no! They can't take that away from me!

S wonderful! 'S marvelous! That you should care for me!

There's a somebody I'm longing to see, I hope that he, turns out to be, someone to watch over me.

Holding hands at midnight 'Neath a starry sky... Nice work if you can get it And you can get it -- if you try.

I'd like to add her initial to my monogram...

The future of this nation, with the present generation, You must admit is nothing but a joke

Damn it all! What rhymes with rhythm?

If I'm a guy who doesn't seem so merry, It's just because I'm so misunderstood. When I was young I ate a dictionary, And that did not do me a bit of good. For I've absorbed so many words and phrases— They drive me dizzy when I want to speak. I start explaining but each person gazes As if I spoke in Latin or in Greek.

If you'll promise not to cry, Baby, I will kiss you by-and-by—Maybe! Though you're six feet three, You will always be Nothing but a Baby, dear, to me.

If you've ever wondered where the good songs go After they've had their day, You'll be glad to meet a man I know, Wrinkled old and gray. He collects the tunes that time has thrown aside— Puts them under lock and key; For a penny he is glad to set them free.

But, tell me, is it worth the while To decorate this earth the while The men are so unworthy of our zeal? No more the days of heroes now—The men are only zeros now—A sex without the slightest sex appeal.

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.

The future of this nation, with the present generation, You must admit is nothing but a joke