But I'm only a cockeyed optimist.

The last time I saw Paris, her heart was warm and gay, I heard the laughter of her heart in every street café.

There is nothing like a dame.

Berlin's great secret is that he says exactly what he means; sometimes he hits a gigantic line both musically and lyrically -- almost Wagnerian in its strength.

Fish got to swim, birds got to fly.

A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!

For when I fool the people I fear, I fool myself as well.