Oscar Hammerstein II Quotes

Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star.

There is nothin` like a dame.

If you become a teacher, by your pupils you`ll be taught.

What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he drowns.

I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn`t write anything without hope in it.

You`ve got to be taught to hate and fear.

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.

You gotta have a dream. If you don`t have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true?

I hand him a lyric and get out of his way.

The number of people who will not go to a show they do not want to see is unlimited.

The dearest things I know are what you are.

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!

Do you love me because I`m beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?