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Famous Noel Coward Quotes
“It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but my own.”
“I see her as one great stampede of lips directed at the nearest derriere.”
“Familiarity breeds contempt, but without a little familiarity it's impossible to breed anything.”
“I can't sing, but I know how to, which is quite different.”
“I'm an enormously talented man, and there's no use pretending that I'm not.”
“Television is for appearing on, not looking at.”
“Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be.”
“Never trust a man with short legs. His brains are too near his bottom.”
“I'm over-educated in the things I shouldn't have known at all.”
“Trust your instincts. If you have no instincts, trust your impulses.”
“Wit is like caviar - it should be served in small portions and not spread about like marmalade.”
“It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.”
“If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.”
“I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me.”
“I'll go through life either first class or third, but never in second.”
“Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.”
“Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.”
“I'm not a heavy drinker, I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop.”
“I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again.”