Porter Quotes

61 quotes by 45 authors

I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as… — John Thaw
It is only through your conscious mind that you can reach the subconscious. Your conscious mind is the porter at the door, the watchman at… — Robert Collier
I saw a very good Hollywood film the other day. It was about Cole Porter. — Julie Harris
I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour at his home, and met the talented and original people… — Gene Tierney
I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music - I got that from my… — Marianne Faithfull
From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western, bebop, blues, and… — Cat Power
The image of keys (plural) perhaps suggests not so much the porter, who controls admission to the house, as the steward, who regulates its administration… — Craig S. Keener
You will stay up all night reading this brilliant and devastating novel the way you might have with a new best friend in junior high-one… — Julie Orringer
I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive. — Marvin Hamlisch
Unlike Ray Porter, his love is fearless and without reservation. — Steve Martin
Do you know what I am going to tell you, he said with his wry mouth, a pint of plain is your only man. Notwithstanding… — Flann O'Brien
She shrugged another plump shoulder. â€œI never listened to Porter when he got going.â€ Ah. At last. The secret to a successful marriage. — Josh Lanyon
I am Tarzan of the Apes. I want you. I am yours. You are mine. We live here together always in my house. I will… — Edgar Rice Burroughs
Odd: I wish I could believe in reincarnation. Chief Porter: Not me. Once down the track is enough of a test. Pass me or fail… — Dean Koontz
They don't mind it: its a reg'lar holiday to them - all porter and skittles. — Charles Dickens
I wanted to invent some kind of American dance that was danced to the music that I grew up on: Cole Porter and Rodgers and… — Gene Kelly
I very, very rarely get the opportunity to go shopping and actually feel the clothes and try things on. I love shopping, but I do… — Victoria Beckham
The pret-a-porter collection will be the same as couture in essence: I love luxury, beautiful products, handmade with care, but at more accessible prices. — Stephane Rolland
100% of Net-a-porter customers have a man in their lives in some capacity, and 59% are married or living with a partner. — Natalie Massenet
For Net-A-Porter and its customers, luxury means exceptional service, 24-7 - wherever they are, whenever they have time. — Natalie Massenet

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