Occupation: Lyricist Birth: April 8, 1896 Death: March 5, 1981
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I?.
Songs are the pulse of a nation's heart. A fever chart of its health..
Music gives 'wings' to words..
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-k….
Did God who gave us flowers and trees, Also provide the allergies?.
The Lord made Adam, the Lord made Eve, he made 'em both a little bit naive..
My heart wants roots My mind wants wings. I cannot bear Their bickerings..
When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near..
They who meet on an April night are forever lost in love, if there's moonlight all about and there's no moon above..
Lives of great men all remind us greatness takes no easy way..
No matter how high or great the throne, What sits on it is the same as your own..
All the heroes of tomorrow are the heretics of today..
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 ….
A Russian child asked his mother : "does God know we don't believe in Him?".
Follow the yellow brick road..
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 son….
No matter how much I prove and prod, I cannot quite believe in God; But oh, I hope to God that He, Unswervingly believes in me..
The world would be a safer place, If someone had a plan, Before exploring outer space, To find the inner man..
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 Bleeck….
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 ….
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..