Irving Berlin Quotes

On this page you can find the TOP of Irving Berlin's best quotes! We hope you will find some sayings from Composer Irving Berlin's in our collection, which will inspire you to new achievements! There are currently 47 quotes on this page collected since May 11, 1888! Share our collection of quotes with your friends on social media so that they can find something to inspire them!
  • Gos bless America, my home sweet home.

    "God Bless America" (song) (1939) See Peeke 1
  • You can't write a song out of thin air you have to feel and know what you are writing about.

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

    "White Christmas" (song) (1942)
  • The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl.

  • Popular music is popular because a lot of people like it.

  • I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white.

    "White Christmas" (song) (1942)
  • I long to be out in the sun with no work to be done.

    Song: Lazy 1924
  • God bless America, land that I love. Stand beside her, and guide her through the night with a light from above.

    "God Bless America" (song) (1939) See Peeke 1
  • God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her, and guide her, Through the night, with the light from above, From the mountains, to the prairies To the oceans, white with foam God bless America, my home sweet home, God bless America! My Home Sweet Home!

    "God Bless America" (song) (1939) See Peeke 1
  • A patriotic song is an emotion and you must not embarrass an audience with it, or they will hate your guts.

  • We got to keep on being a success.

  • The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.

  • It's February the 22ndAnd I can't tell a lie.

  • God bless America, land that I love.

    Berlin  
    "God Bless America" (song) (1939) See Peeke 1
  • After you get what you want you don't want it.

    Song: After You Get What You Want
  • There may be trouble ahead - But while there's moonlight, and music, and love, and romance -Let's face the music and dance.

    1936 'Let's Face the Music and Dance', in the film Follow the Fleet.
  • Lord Help the Mister that comes between Me and My Sister.

    "Accidental Incest". Title card, www.imdb.com. December 6, 2014.
  • The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.

    Positive   Music   Death  
    Title of song (1927)
  • When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep.

    Song: Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
  • Talent is only the starting point.

  • You're not sick you're just in love.

    Song: (I Wonder Why) You're Just In Love
  • In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.

    Song: Easter Parade 1933
  • How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie. How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?

    Song: How Deep Is the Ocean?
  • You can't write a song out of thin air. You have to feel and know what you are writing about. ... Talent is only a starting point. You've got to keep working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there. ... Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it. ... The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. ... After you get what you want you don't want it. ... Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies. ... The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, the melody lingers on.

  • A man may be hot but he's not when he's shot cause you can't get a man with a gun.

  • Things that really matter are the things that gold can't buy, so let's have another cup o' coffee and let's have another piece o' pie.

  • Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies.

  • Talent is only a starting point.

  • Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.

  • Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.

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