Best Noel Coward Quotes
- I also avoid green vegetables. They're grossly overrated. Avoid
- Christmas is at our throats again. Christmas
- There isn't a particle of you that I don't know, remember, and want. Friendship
- He must have been an incredibly good shot. Been
- Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun; The Japanese don't care to, the Chinese wouldn't dare to; Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly… Argentines
- Your motivation is your pay packet on Friday. Now get on with it. Friday
- Acting is not a state of being ... but a state of appearing to be. Acting
- Consider the public. Never fear it nor despise it. Coax it, charm it, interest it, stimulate it, shock it now and then if you must,… All
- Of course, the age-old tradition that a star must appear even if he or she is practically dying is an excellent one, but it can… Age
- In the first act, you get the audience's attention - once you have it, they will repay you in the second. Play through the laughs… Act
- She stopped the show - but then the show wasn't traveling very fast. Fast
- Acting is not a state of being ... but a state of appearing to be. You can't be eight times a week without going stark… Acting
- It's no use to go and take courses in playwriting any more than it's much use taking courses in acting. Better play to a bad… Acting
- Marriage is the aftermath of love. Aftermath
- It's like this, dear boy, the one in front is blind and the kind one behind is pushing him. Behind
- Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs. Certain
- Labour leaders lead us all, though we know they bleed us all. Cheer our new Decline and Fall, Gibbon might have dreamed it all. All
- Running is the classical road to self-consciousn ess, self-awareness and self-reliance. Independence is the outstanding characteristic of a runner. He learns the harsh reality of… Awareness
- Exercise is the most awful illusion. The secret is a lot of aspirin and marrons glaces. Aspirin
- But why, oh why, do the wrong people travel, when the right people stay at home? Home
- Squash - that's not exercise, it's flagellation. Exercise
- How was your flight? Well, aeronautically it was a great success. Socially, it left quite a bit to be desired. Bit
- I want a horse and plough, Chickens too, Just one cow, With a wistful moo. Chickens
- At twelve noon, The natives swoon And no further work is doneBut mad dogs and Englishmen, Go out in the midday sun. Dog
- Passion in a dromedary doesn't go so deep; a camel when it's mating never sobs itself to sleep. Camel