Noël Coward quotes

Noël Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, celebrated for his wit and flamboyant style. His works include classic plays, songs, and musicals that have left a lasting impression on British theatre and popular culture. He became an icon of sophistication and continues to influence artists around the world. Here are 75 of his quotes:

I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise. (Noël Coward)
It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. View quote
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I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me. View quote
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Work is much more fun than fun. View quote
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People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it. View quote
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I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. View quote
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Extraordinary how potent cheap music is. View quote
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Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun The Japanese dont care to, the Chinese wouldnt dare to Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one, But Englishmen detest a siesta. View quote
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If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday. View quote
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Television is for appearing on, not looking at. View quote
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Grab it while you can - grab every scrap of happiness while you can. (Noël Coward)
Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs. View quote
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Work hard, do the best you can, don't ever lose faith in yourself and take no notice of what other people say about you. View quote
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If by any chance a playwright wishes to express a political opinion or a moral opinion or a philosophy, he must be a good enough craftsman to do it with so much spice of entertainment in it that the public get the message without being aware of it. View quote
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Hollywood is a place where some people lie on the beach and look up at the stars, whereas other people lie on the stars and look down at the beach. View quote
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Your motivation is your pay packet on Friday. Now get on with it. View quote
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Thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. The one and only thing that counts is Do you staying power. View quote
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What I adore is supreme professionalism. I'm bored by writers who can write only when it's raining. View quote
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I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage. View quote
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It's such a surprise For Eastern eyes To see, That though the English are effete, They're quite impervious to heat. View quote
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Christopher Marlowe or Francis Bacon The author of Lear remains unshaken Willie Herbert or Mary Fitton What does it matter? The Sonnets were written. (Noël Coward)
The higher the building the lower the morals. View quote
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In a jungle town Where the sun beats down To the rage of man and beast, The English garb Of the English sahib Merely gets a bit more creased. In Bangkok At twelve'o'clock They foam at the mouth and run, But mad dogs and Englishmen Go out in the midday sun. View quote
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Wrongly attributed to Noel Coward is a quotation about the Queen of Tonga. He is alleged to have been sitting under cover from the heavy rain with Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent at the Coronation in London in 1953. Opposite them was the vast Queen Salote of Tonga. Princess Marina is supposed to have asked "Noel, who is that little man sheltering under Queen Salote's umbrella?" Coward is said to have peered through the rain and said "Oh, her lunch, my dear." In a later interview with Walter Harris, Coward revealed it had been said by someone at White's Club and was immediately attributed to Coward. "It was very flattering of course, except that I had intended to visit Tonga the following winter, and after that of course it was quite impossible." View quote
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In Hong Kong They strike a gong And fire off a noonday gun To reprimand Each inmate Who's in late. View quote
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Noël Coward

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Occupation: English Playwright
Born: December 16, 1899
Died: March 26, 1973
Quotes count: 75
Wikipedia: Noël Coward

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