People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it.

Quote by Noel Coward

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Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out...

Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out...

Time has convinced me of one thing: Television is for appearing on - not for...

Time has convinced me of one thing: Television is for appearing on - not for...

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

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

Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor.

Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor.

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by...

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by...

I'll go through life either first class or third, but never in second.

I'll go through life either first class or third, but never in second.

Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.

Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

The sun never sets on Government House.

The sun never sets on Government House.

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

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

Work is much more fun than fun.

Work is much more fun than fun.

There's always something fishy about the French.

There's always something fishy about the French.

Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may...

Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may...

My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that...

My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that...

That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives...

That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives...

I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are...

I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are...

Squash - that's not exercise, it's flagellation.

Squash - that's not exercise, it's flagellation.

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

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

Learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture.

Learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture.

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

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