85 Quotes by Cole Porter

I start with the title first. From this title I work out the psychology of the tune. Next I write the lyric backward, and in this way build it up to a climax. In the lyric I work first for the climax, and if I can’t find a good climactic line I throw out the tune . . . I consult rhyme dictionaries. I swear by them. For long, easy rhymes I use Andrew Loring’s Lexicon. Other books I have in constant use are Roget’s ‘Thesaurus,’ and atlas, Fowler’s ‘Modern English Usage’ and a dictionary

I love Paris in the summer, when it sizzles.

Be a clown, be a clownAll the world loves a clownShow ‘em tricks, tell ‘em jokesAnd you’ll only stop with top folks.

PARODY OF "YOU'RE THE TOP" BY COLE PORTER You're the popYou're the baby's fatherYou're the popBut you needn't botherI will make no claim to your ancient name at allWhen I let you make meYou promised you'd take me to the city hallMy mistake wasn't getting plastered,What a break for the little b***stardI was bad when I let you get on topBut if baby I'm the momma,You're the pop![Sung by Elaine Stritch when interviewed by Michael Parkinson on YouTube.

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

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?

Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now use only four-letter words Writing prose - Anything goes

Rodgers and Hammerstein, if you can imagine it taking two men to write one song. (when asked "Who wrote 'Some Enchanted Evening'?)

The 1860s-era house, which has about 21 rooms, had fallen into disrepair over the years. It had been split into several apartments, and police found a methamphetamine lab in one of the apartments two years ago. The museum plans to sell fudge made with recipes from the now-closed Arnold's Candies of Peru. At his shows, Porter gave away boxes of the candy as presents.