Noel Coward
Noel Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Cowardwas an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth16 December 1899
women gongs certain
Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs.
cheer fall history
Labour leaders lead us all, though we know they bleed us all. Cheer our new Decline and Fall, Gibbon might have dreamed it all.
running spiritual determination
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 his physical and spiritual limitations when he runs. He learns that personal commitment, sacrifice and determination are his only means to betterment. Runners get promoted only through self-conquest.
exercise secret awful
Exercise is the most awful illusion. The secret is a lot of aspirin and marrons glaces.
exercise squash
Squash - that's not exercise, it's flagellation.
country horse want
I want a horse and plough, Chickens too, Just one cow, With a wistful moo.
sleep passion camels
Passion in a dromedary doesn't go so deep; a camel when it's mating never sobs itself to sleep.
caviar marmalade should
Wit is like caviar - it should be served in small portions and not spread about like marmalade.
dog mad sun
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun.
mind literature made
Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.
death suicide guarantees-that
We have no reliable guarantee that the afterlife will be any less exasperating than this one, have we?
jesus judging literature
Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may be adequately assessed.
fishy
There's always something fishy about the French.
moving home long
I'll go and see anything so long as it amuses me, or moves me. If it doesn't do either I want to go home.