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Ira Gershwin quotes

American Musician December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983

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Ira Gershwin quote: "Love is sweeping the country."
Love is sweeping the country. Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin quote: "Life is one long jubilee."
Life is one long jubilee. Ira Gershwin
Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair. Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin quote: "One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with..."
One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them. Ira Gershwin
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. Ira Gershwin
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. Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin quote: "Holding hands at midnight 'Neath a starry sky... Nice work if..."
Holding hands at midnight 'Neath a starry sky... Nice work if you can get it And you can get it -- if you try. Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin quote: "A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O."
A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O. Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin quote: "Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a..."
Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state. Ira Gershwin
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. Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin quote: "There's a somebody I'm longing to see, I hope that he, turns..."
There's a somebody I'm longing to see, I hope that he, turns out to be, someone to watch over me. Ira Gershwin
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. Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin quote: "The future of this nation, with the present generation, You..."
The future of this nation, with the present generation, You must admit is nothing but a joke Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin quote: "The way you wear your hat, The way you sip your tea, The..."
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! Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin quote: "I'd like to add her initial to my monogram..."
I'd like to add her initial to my monogram... Ira Gershwin

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