Oscar Hammerstein II Quotes

You can have fun with a son, But you got to be a father to a girl.

Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.

I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm.

These are a few of my favorite things.

But I'm only a cockeyed optimist.

I ain't sayin' I'm no better than anybody else, but I'll be damned if I ain't just as good!

Fish got to swim, birds got to fly
I got to love one man till I die
Can't help lovin' dat man of mine.

The dearest things I know are what you are.

I'm as corny as Kansas in August.

There is nothin' like a dame.

Hello, Young Lovers, Wherever You Are.

There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world.

Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City.

If you don't have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true?

Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star.

The number of people who will not go to a show they do not want to see is unlimited.

June is bustin' out all over.

Why you were born and why you are living depend entirely on what you are getting out of this world and what you are giving to it. I cannot prove that this is a balance of mathematical perfection, but my own observation of life leads me to the conclusion that there is a very real friendship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of life.

Oklahoma
Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain.

What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he drowns.

The last time I saw Paris.
Her heart was warm and gay.

I'm not going to run, I'm going to stand here and watch. Every blow will cut into my heart, and tell me who and what you are.

Fish got to swim, birds got to fly.

A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it - A song's not a song 'til you sing it - Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay - Love isn't love 'til you give it away!

If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught.