"Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between……" — George Gershwin
"Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius."
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30 Quotes by George Gershwin
George Gershwin has 30 quotes on this site.
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For suddenly, I saw you there And through foggy London town The sun was shining everywhere...
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Out of my entire annual output of songs, perhaps two, or at the most three, came as a result of…
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The European boys have small ideas but they sure know how to dress 'em up.
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The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself…Making music is actually…
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Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably…
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A skyscraper is at the same time a triumph of the machine and a tremendous emotional experience, almost breath-taking. Not…
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Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.
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When jazz is played in another nation, it is called American. When it is played in another country, it sounds…
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An entire composition written in jazz could not live.
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When I'm in my normal mood, music drips from my fingers.
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What the hell do you want to work for somebody else for? Work for yourself!
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Summertime And the living is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich And your…
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More Berth Quotes
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one of 8 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Anything that is worth doing has been done frequently. Things hitherto undone should be given, I suspect, a wide berth.
— Max Beerbohm
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If you want people to leave you alone then appearing to be crazy is a good thing. If you're walking…
— Tim Burton
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We had an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth and I think if that's not enough motivation I don't think…
— Tina Thompson
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Seattle was built out on pilings over the sea, and at high tide the whole city seemed to come afloat…
— Jonathan Raban
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Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by…
— Marilyn Monroe
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She understood now why her friend Elizabeth, with her near-genius, analytical mind gave wide berth to murder mysteries, psychological thrillers,…
— Karen Marie Moning
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Of all the husbands on the earth, The sailor has the finest berth, For in 'is cabin he can sit,…
— Unknown Author
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