Cole Porter quotes

Cole Porter was an American composer and songwriter renowned for his witty, sophisticated lyrics and memorable melodies. His work shaped the landscape of Broadway and popular music through iconic musicals and classic songs like "Anything Goes" and "Night and Day." He is celebrated for his lasting contributions to American musical theater and the Great American Songbook. Here are 40 of his quotes:

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

Cole Porter

I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences Don't fence me in.

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The chimpanzees in the zoos do it, Some courageous kangaroos do it Let's do it, let's fall in love. I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it, Even eagles as they fly do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love.

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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 .

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

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Sad times May follow your tracks, Bad times May bar you from Saks, Add times When Satan in slacks Breaks down your self control.

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

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

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What moments divine, what rapture serene.

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

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

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

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

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

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Electric eels I might add do it, Though it shocks 'em I know...

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Too bad, I'm no poet, I happen to know it, But anyway Here's a roundelay I wrote last night about you...

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Relax for a moment my Jerry Come out of your dark monastery While Venus is beaming above. Darling, let's talk about love.

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You're the smile On the Mona Lisa.

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

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They say that bears Have love affairs And even camels, We're merely mammals Let's misbehave.

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

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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.

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