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After you get what you want you don't want it, if I gave you the moon, you'd grow tired of it soon.

— Irving Berlin

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More quotes by Irving Berlin

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know.

Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.

A pretty girl is like a melody
That haunts you night and day.

A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody (1919)

It's February the 22nd
And I can't tell a lie.

Heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek

Cheek to Cheek (1935)

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