Sammy Cahn Quotes

The life of the golfer is not all gloom; There's always the lies in the locker room.

I don't write songs, songs write me.

Do something for the joy of doing it and pray you won't be punished.

Love is lovelier The second time around.

Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week.

If a man, in a lifetime of 50 years, can point to six songs that are immediately identifiable, he has achieved something. Irving Berlin can sing 60 that are immediately identifiable. Somebody once said you couldn't have a holiday without his permission.

The popular song is America's greatest ambassador.

I'll remember this to my grave. We all walked into a room to see the screen tests. The first screen test was Marion Hutton's. Then came Janis Paige [who ended up with a part in the film]. Then on the screen came Doris Day. I can only tell you, the screen just exploded. There was absolutely no question. A great star was born and the rest is history.

I don't write songs, songs write me. ... Writing a song can be agony or ecstasy. It can take half an hour or half a year. ... The popular song is America's greatest ambassador.