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
audience love mind somebody work
Put somebody you love in the audience in your mind and work for them,
best loves somebody
But it must be somebody who loves you. The best was my father, or Harry.
age age-and-aging endure expensive four horse love months refuse rocking
I refuse to endure months of expensive humiliation only to be told that at the age of four I was in love with my rocking horse
achieved bad days dearly direction drive elderly happy inside lack love man moments natural occupation resilience rest sleeps stick unhappy willing
He sleeps and sleeps, and the days go by, ... I love him dearly and for ever, but this lack of drive in any direction is a bad augury for the future. I am willing and happy to look after him for the rest of my life, but he must do something. If only he would take up some occupation and stick to it. I know that he is unhappy inside but, alas, with his natural resilience these moments of self-revelation dissipate and on go the years, and he will be an elderly man who has achieved nothing at all.
love country peace
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 one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.
love-you people wonderful
To know you are among people whom you love, and who love you – that has made all the successes wonderful, much more wonderful than they'd have been anyway.
doors making-love answers
Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love.
known
I've over-educated myself in all the things I shouldn't have known at all
pleasure rather sand
There's sand in the porridge and sand in the bed, / And if this is pleasure we'd rather be dead.
appearing convinced looking television time
Time has convinced me of one thing: Television is for appearing on - not for looking at
began believe life since talent
I believe that since my life began / The most I've had is just / A talent to amuse.
bump learn lines
Learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture.
issue personal
We're Regency Rakes / And each of us makes / A personal issue / Of adipose tissue.
dance leave tomorrow
Dance, dance, dance little lady, / Leave tomorrow behind.