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title: "1 Better French Quotes By Alan Jay Lerner"
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> [Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying the same thing here but it sounds better in French.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/back-home-everyone-said-i-didn-t-have-any-talent-they-might-be-saying/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

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## More by Alan Jay Lerner

> [The female sex has no greater fan than I, and I have the bills to prove it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/the-female-sex-has-no-greater-fan-than-i-and-i-have-the-bills-to/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [The winter is forbidden till December, And exits March the second on the dot. By order summer lingers through September In Camelot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/the-winter-is-forbidden-till-december-and-exits-march-the-second-on/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [“Could anyone among us have an inkling or a clue What magic feats or wizardry and voodoo you can do? And who would ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/could-anyone-among-us-have-an-inkling-or-a-clue-what-magic-feats-or/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [“Don't let it be forgot that once there were a spot for one brief shining moment that was known as camelot”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/don-t-let-it-be-forgot-that-once-there-were-a-spot-for-one-brief/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [An Englishmans way of speaking absolutely classifies him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/an-englishmans-way-of-speaking-absolutely-classifies-him/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [Why can't a woman be more like a man? Men are so honest, so thoroughly square; Eternally noble, historically fair; Who, when you win,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/why-can-t-a-woman-be-more-like-a-man-men-are-so-honest-so-thoroughly/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [“On a clear day Rise and look around you And you'll see who you are On a clear day How it will astound you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/on-a-clear-day-rise-and-look-around-you-and-you-ll-see-who-you-are-on/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [There's a smile on my face for the whole human race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/there-s-a-smile-on-my-face-for-the-whole-human-race/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [For a painter, the Mecca of the world, for study, for inspiration and for living is here on this star called Paris. Just look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/for-a-painter-the-mecca-of-the-world-for-study-for-inspiration-and/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [Why can't a woman be more like a man?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/why-can-t-a-woman-be-more-like-a-man/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [I could have spread my wings and done a thousand things I've never done before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/i-could-have-spread-my-wings-and-done-a-thousand-things-i-ve-never/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [On a clear day, rise and look around you and you'll see who you are on a clear day, how it will astound you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/on-a-clear-day-rise-and-look-around-you-and-you-ll-see-who-you-are-on-2/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying the same thing here but it sounds better in French.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/back-home-everyone-said-i-didn-t-have-any-talent-they-might-be-saying/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [Mud can make you prisoner and the plains can make you dry. Snow can burn your eyes but only people make you cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/mud-can-make-you-prisoner-and-the-plains-can-make-you-dry-snow-can/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

> [It's not a pretty face, I grant you. But underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jay-lerner/it-s-not-a-pretty-face-i-grant-you-but-underneath-its-flabby-exterior/)

[Alan Jay Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jay-lerner/)

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