Occupation: Composer Birth: May 11, 1888 Death: September 22, 1989
Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night..
Talent is only a starting point..
Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long.
I long to be out in the sun with no work to be done..
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white..
Lord Help the Mister that comes between Me and My Sister..
The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl..
A pretty girl is like a melody. That haunts you night and day..
How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie. How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?.
When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep..
You can't write a song out of thin air you have to feel and know what you are writing about..
Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies..
There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny..
Music is so important. It changes thinking, it influences everybody, whether they know it or not. Music knows no boundary lines..
Anything you can do I can do better, I can do anything better than you..
A patriotic song is an emotion and you must not embarrass an audience with it, or they will hate your guts..
Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life..
God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her, and guide her, Through the night, with the light from above, From the mountains, to the pra….
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones I used to know, Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the….
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success..
Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent..