Ira [Gershwin] was the shyest, most diffident boy we had ever known. In a class of lower east side rapscallions, his soft-spoken gentleness and low-keyed personality made him a lovable incongruity. He spoke in murmurs, hiding behind a pair of… — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
This we learn from Watergate that almost any creep'll be glad to help the Government overthrow the people. — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
WHERE and WHEN, Are lost in space. THERE and THEN, Do not embrace. So before we disappear, Come sweet NOW and kiss the HERE. — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
I am one of the last of a small tribe of troubadours, who still believe that life is a beautiful and exciting journey with… — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
For what we are about to receive, Oh Lord 'tis Thee we thank,' said the cannibal as he cut a slice off the missionary's… — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
A Russian child asked his mother : "does God know we don't believe in Him?" — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
When the melody touches your heart emotionally and the words hit your brain intellectually, more than likely you'll find you'll have an excellent song… — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
Lives of great men all remind us, Greatness takes no easy way, All the heroes of tomorrow, Are the heretics of today. Socrates and… — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
We gotta be free - The eagle and me. see Amelia Jenks Bloomer, Emancipation of Women — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
The greatest romance in the life of a lyricist is when the right word meets the right note; often, however, a Park Avenue phrase… — Yip Harburg Copy Share Image
![“Ira [Gershwin] was the shyest, most diffident boy we had ever known. In a class of lower east side rapscallions, his soft-spoken gentleness and low-keyed personality made him a lovable incongruity. He spoke in murmurs, hiding behind a pair of steel-rimmed glasses..Ira had a kid brother who wore…” quote by Yip Harburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/906/yip-harburg-20358_behinds_ira-gershwin-was-the-shyest-most-diffide_2038597.jpg)
