Noel Coward Quotes

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar.. view

By: Noel Coward

My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough... view

By: Noel Coward

Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others... view

By: Noel Coward

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

By: Noel Coward

Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may be adequately assessed... view

By: Noel Coward

Squash - that's not exercise, it's flagellation... view

By: Noel Coward

Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor... view

By: Noel Coward

That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness it was, holding us together... view

By: Noel Coward

The higher the building the lower the morals... view

By: Noel Coward

We have no reliable guarantee that the afterlife will be any less exasperating than this one, have we?.. view

By: Noel Coward

I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise... view

By: Noel Coward

Work is much more fun than fun... view

By: Noel Coward

Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be... view

By: Noel Coward

There's always something fishy about the French... view

By: Noel Coward

I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me... view

By: Noel Coward

I'm not a heavy drinker, I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop... view

By: Noel Coward

I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage... view

By: Noel Coward

Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again... view

By: Noel Coward

I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday... view

By: Noel Coward

I'll go through life either first class or third, but never in second... view

By: Noel Coward

I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again... view

By: Noel Coward

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday... view

By: Noel Coward

It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit... view

By: Noel Coward

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit... view

By: Noel Coward

Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture... view

By: Noel Coward

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is... view

By: Noel Coward