E. Y. Harburg Quotes

When the idle poor become the idle rich, you'll never know just who is who, or which is which.

E. Y. Harburg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 8, 1896 - March 5, 1981

Topics

RichYouKnowPoorBecomeNever

Forest Hills was a middle-class neighborhood filled with snobby rich people and their screaming brats.

Joey Ramone

PeopleRichForestNeighborhood

I was the first critic ever to win a Tony - for co-authoring 'Elaine Stritch at Liberty.' Criticism is a life without risk; the critic is risking his opinion, the maker is risking his life. It's a humbling thought but important for the critic to keep it in mind - a thought he can only know if he's made something himself.

John Lahr

LifeMindWinOpinionThoughtKnow

I'm constantly playing this game in my head where I'm thinking, 'Can this quote be pared down and misinterpreted?' It doesn't matter what outlet I'm talking to and how comprehensive the interview is, because I have to think in terms of, 'Right, but 'People' magazine could just take this one quote and take it out of context.'

Anna Kendrick

PeopleGameThinkThinkingTalking

You hear a lot of songs that are about people cheating or about infidelity. I haven't really heard one before about connecting with the noble part of yourself. I know it sounds a little bit cheesy, but that's the real deal. There are a lot of people who are making a genuinely good, sweet decision on a daily basis.

Andy Grammer

GoodDailyDecisionYourselfPeople

Let us be bold enough and free enough to follow the great examples - the men of good will and honor who put aside little ways and petty hatreds to build the American dream.

Stephen Vincent Benet

GoodGreatMenAmerican DreamFree

As a child, I was lucky enough to spend each summer with my grandmother.

Stephanie Coontz

ChildEnoughSummerGrandmotherEach

It's like going back to school. You know, autumn! Time for 'Harry Potter'.

Robbie Coltrane

TimeSchoolYouBackKnowAutumn

A good story never dies.

Roberta Williams

GoodStoryNeverGood StoryDies

The rule is, you can protest all you want. Make all the noise you want. Carry all the signs you want. The minute you throw a rock, you get arrested. The minute you break a window, you get arrested. The minute you break into a store, you get arrested.

Rudy Giuliani

WindowYouWantRockSignsNoise

Ballet was this thing that just felt so innate in me, like I was meant to be doing this.

Misty Copeland

MeDoingMeant To BeJustLikeFelt

Jake Gyllenhaal is such a nice guy.

Jolene Purdy

NiceGuyNice Guy

It was a pretty fierce rivalry. I'm just speaking for myself, but I think it was general through the clubs. We didn't like them, and they didn't like us.

Bobby Thomson

MyselfThinkFierceRivalryPretty

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