When I'm not near the girl I love, Yip Harburg More Quotes by Yip Harburg More Quotes From Yip Harburg They who meet on an April night are forever lost in love, if there's moonlight all about and there's no moon above. Yip Harburg valentines-day lost-love moon Words make you think a thought. Yip Harburg music dance wisdom This we learn from Watergate that almost any creep'll be glad to help the Government overthrow the people. Yip Harburg government helping people My whole family has been having trouble with immigrants ever since we came to this country. Yip Harburg immigration trouble country I am a rebel by birth... I contest anything that is unjust, that causes suffering in humanity. My feelings about that are so strong, I don't think I could live with myself if I weren't honest. Yip Harburg strong feelings thinking Oh, innocent victims of Cupid, remember this terse little verse: To let a fool kiss you is stupid. To let a kiss fool you is worse. Yip Harburg valentines-day kissing stupid Music gives 'wings' to words. Yip Harburg wings giving No matter how high or great the throne, What sits on it is the same as your own. Yip Harburg thrones matter I am one of the last of a small tribe of troubadours, who still believe that life is a beautiful and exciting journey with a purpose and grace which are well worth singing about. Yip Harburg journey beautiful believe All the heroes of tomorrow are the heretics of today. Yip Harburg tomorrow hero today The greatest romance in the life of a lyricist is when the right word meets the right note; often, however, a Park Avenue phrase elopes with a Bleecker Street chord, resulting in a shotgun wedding and a quickie divorce. Yip Harburg divorce romance phrases The world would be a safer place, If someone had a plan, Before exploring outer space, To find the inner man. Yip Harburg space would-be men If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I? Yip Harburg rainbow flying littles Songs are the pulse of a nation's heart. A fever chart of its health. Yip Harburg pulse heart song When the melody touches your heart emotionally and the words hit your brain intellectually, more than likely you'll find you'll have an excellent song to sing. Yip Harburg brain heart song Ira [Gershwin] was the shyest, most diffident boy we had ever known. In a class of lower east side rapscallions, his soft-spoken gentleness and low-keyed personality made him a lovable incongruity. He spoke in murmurs, hiding behind a pair of steel-rimmed glasses..Ira had a kid brother who wore high stiff collars, shirts with cuffs and went out with girls. Yip Harburg girl brother kids My heart wants roots Yip Harburg roots heart wings Did God who gave us flowers and trees, Also provide the allergies? Yip Harburg health flower tree The Lord made Adam, the Lord made Eve, he made 'em both a little bit naive. Yip Harburg ems lord littles Once I built a railroad; now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime? Yip Harburg dimes railroads brother
