Quotes by Noel Coward

About Noel Coward:

Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".
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I don't know what London's coming to — the higher the buildings the lower the morals.

Noel Coward

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

Noel Coward

I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday.

Noel Coward

If by any chance a playwright wishes to express a political opinion or a moral opinion or a philosophy, he must be a good enough craftsman to do it with so much spice of entertainment in it that the public get the message without being aware of it.

Noel Coward

Strange how potent cheap music is.

Noel Coward

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

Noel Coward

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.

Noel Coward

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

Noel Coward

It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

Noel Coward

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

Noel Coward

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.

Noel Coward

I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me.

Noel Coward

The higher the building the lower the morals.

Noel Coward

There's always something fishy about the French.

Noel Coward

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

Noel Coward

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

Noel Coward

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

Noel Coward

Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be.

Noel Coward

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

Noel Coward

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

Noel Coward

Author Bio

  • NameNoel Coward
  • DescriptionEnglish playwright
  • BornDecember 16, 1899
  • DiedMarch 26, 1973
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Composer; Film Producer; Musician; Playwright; Writer
  • WorksSail Away; Words And Music