Irving Berlin > Quotes

“Life is 10 percent what you make it
and 90 percent how you take it.”
― Irving Berlin

“Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night.”
― Irving Berlin

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

“Talent is only a starting point.”
― Irving Berlin

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

“You're not sick you're just in love.”
― Irving Berlin

“It's a lovely day today
So whatever you've got to do
You've got a lovely day to do it in, that's true
And I hope whatever you've got to do
Is something that can be done by two
For I'd really like to stay
It's a lovely day today
And whatever you've got to do
I'd be so happy to be doing it with you
But if you've got something that must be done
And it can only be done by one
There is nothing more to say
Except it's a lovely day for saying
It's a lovely day!”
― Irving Berlin

“The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.”
― Irving Berlin

“You can't write a song out of thin air you have to feel and know what you are writing about.”
― Irving Berlin

“I long to be out in the sun with no work to be done.”
― Irving Berlin

“Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it.”
― Irving Berlin

“How far would I travel
To be where you are?
How far is the journey
From here to a star?”
― Irving Berlin, How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) Sheet Music

“The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.”
― Irving Berlin

“You cannot make your shimmy shake on tea”
― Irving Berlin

“Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night.”
― Irving Berlin