Quotes by Irving Berlin

“Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.”

“The toughest thing about success is that youve got to keep on being a success.”

“Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.”

“Im dreaming of a white Christmas, / Just like the ones I used to know.”

“The world would not be in such a snarl,/ had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl.”

“Im dreaming of a white Christmas”

“The song is ended / But the melody lingers on.”

“A pretty girl is like a melody That haunts you night and day Just like the strain Of a haunting refrain Shell start upon A marathon And run around your brain”

“While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,Let us swear allegiance to a land thats free,Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer:God Bless America.Land that I loveStand beside her, and guide herThru the night with a light from above.From the mountains, to the prairies,To the oceans, white with foamGod bless AmericaMy home sweet home.God Bless America,Land that I loveStand beside her,And guide her,Through the nightWith the light from above,From the mountains,To the prairies,To the ocean,White with foam,God bless America,My home sweet home.God bless America,My home sweet home.”

“Never hate a song thats sold a half million copies.”

“Talent is only the starting point.”

“God bless America, land that I love; stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above.”

“Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.”

“We joined the Navy to see the world, / And what did we see? We saw the sea.”

“There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.”

“Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies.”

“Folks are dumb where I come from They aint had any learnin Still theyre happy as can be Doin what comes naturly”

“You dont need analyzin It is not so surprisin That you feel very strange but nice; Your heart goes pitter-patter, I know just whats the matter, Because Ive been there once or twice; Put your head on my shoulder, You need someone whos older, A r”

“Got no checkbooks, got no banks, Still Id like to express my thanks; Ive got the sun in the morning and the moon at night”

“Come on and hear, come on and hear, Alexanders Ragtime Band.”