a college education I would never propose - a bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clothes

- Cole Porter

Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes.

- Cole Porter

All the inspiration I ever needed was a phone call from a producer.

- Cole Porter

Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it; let's do it, let's fall in love.

- Cole Porter

Night and day you are the one, Only you beneath the moon and under the sun.

- Cole Porter

Live and let live, be and let be, Hear and let hear, see and let see. . . . Live and let live and remember this line: 'Your bus'ness is your bus'ness…

- Cole Porter

He may have hair upon his chest but, sister, so has Lassie.

- Cole Porter

I get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So, tell me why should it be true, that I get a kick out of you?

- Cole Porter

My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director.

- Cole Porter