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

— Cole Porter The Pirate (1948)

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More quotes by Cole Porter

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)

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