Quote

It's like this, dear boy, the one in front is blind and the kind one behind is pushing him.

Noel Coward

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Noel Coward
Age: 73 †
Born: 1899
Born: December 16
Died: 1973
Died: March 26
Actor
Author
Composer
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Film Score Composer
Lyricist
Musician
Playwright
Screenwriter
Singer
London
England
Sir Coward
Noel Coward
Noel Pierce Coward
Sir Noel Coward
Noël Peirce Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward
Behind
Boys
Pushing
Funny
Dear
Kind
Dog
Like
Blind
Fronts
Front
Behinds

More quotes by Noel Coward

Image
The air is like a draught of wine. The undertaker cleans his sign, The Hull express goes off the line, When it's raspberry time in Runcorn.
Noel Coward
Image
Hollywood is a place where some people lie on the beach and look up at the stars, whereas other people lie on the stars and look down at the beach.
Noel Coward
Image
How about slipping out of those wet things and into a dry Martini?
Noel Coward
Image
The pleasures that once were heaven look silly at sixty-seven.
Noel Coward
Image
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun The Japanese don't care to, the Chinese wouldn't dare to Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one, But Englishmen detest a siesta.
Noel Coward
Image
I'll go and see anything so long as it amuses me, or moves me. If it doesn't do either I want to go home.
Noel Coward
Image
Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.
Noel Coward
Image
You will know you're old when you cease to be amazed.
Noel Coward
Image
For gin, in cruel sober truth, supplies the fuel for flaming youth.
Noel Coward
Image
I don't think pornography is harmful, but it is terribly, terribly boring.
Noel Coward
Image
I want a horse and plough, Chickens too, Just one cow, With a wistful moo.
Noel Coward
Image
I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.
Noel Coward
Image
Television is for appearing on, not looking at.
Noel Coward
Image
You always ought to have tom cats arranged, you know - it makes 'em more companionable.
Noel Coward
Image
Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture.
Noel Coward
Image
To take a gloomy view of life is not part of my philosophy to laugh at the idiocies of my fellow creatures is. However, at this particular moment I cannot find so much to laugh at as I would like.
Noel Coward
Image
We have no reliable guarantee that the afterlife will be any less exasperating than this one, have we?
Noel Coward
Image
Wit is like caviar - it should be served in small portions and not spread about like marmalade.
Noel Coward
Image
She stopped the show - but then the show wasn't traveling very fast.
Noel Coward
Image
Marriage is the aftermath of love.
Noel Coward