Noël Coward Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

A perfect martini should be made by filling a glass with gin then waving it in the general direction of Italy.

It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

You will know you're old when you cease to be amazed.

Familiarity breeds contempt, but without a little familiarity it's impossible to breed anything.

Never trust a man with short legs. His brains are too near his bottom.

Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority.

Work is much more fun than fun.

Why do I drink Champagne for breakfast? Doesn't everyone?

Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.

Television is for appearing on, not looking at.

Grab it while you can — grab every scrap of happiness while you can

Christmas is at our throats again.

How was your flight? Well, aeronautically it was a great success. Socially, it left quite a bit to be desired.

I'm not a heavy drinker, I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop.

Trust your instincts. If you have no instincts, trust your impulses.

He's completely unspoiled by failure.

Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs.

Bed is the perfect climate.

I can't sing, but I know how to, which is quite different.

She stopped the show - but then the show wasn't traveling very fast.

What I adore is supreme professionalism. I’m bored by writers who can write only when it’s raining.

I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again.

As one gets older, one discovers everything is going to be exactly the same with different hats on.

The higher the building the lower the morals.

I'm over-educated in the things I shouldn't have known at all.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

My life really has been one long extravaganza.