I haven't seen Iowa people get so excited since the night Frank Gotch and Strangler Lewis lay on the mat for three and a half hours without moving a muscle. — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
Regarding The Music Man, Jay Nordlinger wrote: The Music Man (for which Willson also wrote the lyrics) is an astonishing creation. It came in a spurt of brilliance. It is shot through with originality, verve, and-why not go all the… — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
Never let the demands of tomorrow interfere with the pleasures and excitement of today. — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
“Harold Hill: You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know… — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas; Soon the bells will start, And the thing that will make them ring Is the carol… — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
Regarding the current Broadway revival of The Music Man, Jay Nordlinger wrote: There will always be those who sniff that the show is "feel… — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
There were birds in the sky, but I never saw them winging, No I never saw them at all, Until there was you. — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go; Take a look in the five-and-ten, glistening once again. With candy canes and… — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
“. . . when a woman has a husband And you've got none, Why should she take advice from you? Even if you can… — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
“So whatever else you think you’ll hear me say. Please don’t forget to forget it someday.” — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
Most playwrights go wrong on the fifth word. When you start a play and you type 'Act one, scene one,' your writing is every… — Meredith Willson Copy Share Image
