Cole Porter Quotes

1891–1964 United States

Cole Albert Porter (9 June 1891 – 15 October 1964) was an American composer and songwriter noted for his sophisticated (sometimes ribald) lyrics, clever rhymes, and complex forms.

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You are my fav'rite star,
My haven in heaven above,
You are ev'rything I love.

Let's Face It (1941)

Be a clown, be a clown,
All the world loves a clown.
Act the fool, play the calf,
And you'll always have the last laugh.

The Pirate (1948)

What moments divine, what rapture serene.

If you want a future, darling,
Why don't you get a past?

Paris (1928)

Some Argentines, without means, do it,
People say, in Boston, even beans do it.
Let's do it, let's fall in love.

Paris (1928)

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above.
Don't fence me in.

Don't Fence Me In (1934)

I get no kick from champagne.
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all,
So tell me why it should be true
That I get a kick out of you?

Anything Goes (1934)

In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
But now, Heaven knows,
Anything goes.

Anything Goes (1934)

There's an, oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me.

This rule I propose,
Always have an ace in the hole. Always try to arrive at
Having an ace some place private. Always have an ace in the hole.

Let's Face It (1941)

Be the poor silly ass
And you'll always travel first class.

The Pirate (1948)

What is this thing called love?
This funny thing called love?
Just who can solve this mystery?
Why should it make a fool of me?

Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.

Anything Goes (1934)

The world admits bears in pits do it,
Even Pekingeses at the Ritz do it,
Let's do it, let's fall in love.

Paris (1928)

In shallow shoals, English soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it.

Paris (1928)

You'd be so nice,
You'd be paradise
To come home to and love.

Something To Shout About (1943)

Some get a kick from cocaine.
I'm sure that if
I took even one sniff
That would bore me terrifically, too,
Yet, I get a kick out of you.

Anything Goes (1934)

If you want to buy my wares
Follow me and climb the stairs …
Love for sale.

You're the pain in my —
The hurricane in my —
Supersensitive heart, dear.
Still I love you, I know,
And the reason is merely because
You irritate me so!

Let's Face It (1941)

You'd be so nice to come home to
You'd be so nice by the fire...

Something To Shout About (1943)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Cole Porter (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.