Best Noel Coward Sayings
- My philosophy is as simple as ever - smoking, drinking, moderate sexual intercourse on a diminishing scale, reading and writing (not arithmetic). I have a… Absorption
- Sunburn is very becoming - but only when it is even - one must be careful not to look like a mixed grill. Advice
- I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself… Better
- Everybody was up to something, especially, of course, those who were up to nothing. Course
- It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Deceit
- If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday. Friday
- I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise. Criticism
- I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me. Consult
- My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough. Body
- Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that… Age
- I'll go through life either first class or third, but never in second. Class
- People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong… Humorous
- Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade. Caviar
- Extraordinary how potent cheap music is. Cheap
- Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture. Acting
- The higher the building the lower the morals. Architecture
- I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old… Age
- Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others. All
- I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage. Astrology
- I'm not a heavy drinker, I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop. Beer
- I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again. Funny
- We have no reliable guarantee that the afterlife will be any less exasperating than this one, have we? Afterlife
- Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may be adequately assessed. Adequately
- There's always something fishy about the French. Always Something
- That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid… Carelessness