Top quotes by Yip Harburg

Follow the yellow brick road. Votes: 16

The Lord made Adam, the Lord made Eve; he made 'em both a little bit naive. Votes: 12

We gotta be free - The eagle and me. see Amelia Jenks Bloomer, Emancipation of Women Votes: 11

April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees. Votes: 10

Lives of great men all remind us greatness takes no easy way. All the heroes of tomorrow are the heretics of today . Socrates and Galileo , John Brown, Thoreau , Christ , and Debs Heard the night cry down with traitors, and the dawn shout "Up the reds! Votes: 10

For what we are about to receive, Oh Lord 'tis Thee we thank,' said the cannibal as he cut a slice off the missionary's shank. Votes: 7

I am one of the last of a small tribe of troubadours, who still believe that life is a beautiful and exciting journey with a purpose and grace which are well worth singing about. Votes: 7

They who meet on an April night are forever lost in love, if there's moonlight all about and there's no moon above. Votes: 7

Someday I'll wish upon a star. Votes: 7

Ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead. Votes: 7

My heart wants roots My mind wants wings. I cannot bear Their bickerings. Votes: 6

Oh, innocent victims of Cupid, remember this terse little verse: To let a fool kiss you is stupid. To let a kiss fool you is worse. Votes: 6

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I? Votes: 5

When the idle poor become the idle rich, you'll never know just who is who, or which is which. Votes: 5

Ira [Gershwin] was the shyest, most diffident boy we had ever known. In a class of Lower East Side rapscallions, his soft-spoken gentleness and low-keyed personality made him a lovable incongruity. He spoke in murmurs, hiding behind a pair of steel-rimmed spectacles. Ira had a kid brother who wore stiff high collars, shirts with cuffs and went out with girls. Votes: 5

Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought. Votes: 4

A Russian child asked his mother : "does God know we don't believe in Him?" Votes: 3

As the writer of the lyric of the song 'God's Country', I am outraged by the suggestion that somehow I am connected with, believe in, or am sympathetic with Communist or totalitarian philosophy. Votes: 3

Follow the fellow who follows a dream. Votes: 3

It's a Barnum and Bailey world, Just as phony as it can be. Votes: 3

Leave the atom alone. Votes: 3

Music gives 'wings' to words. Votes: 3

My whole family has been having trouble with immigrants ever since we came to this country. Votes: 3

All the heroes of tomorrow are the heretics of today. Votes: 0

Did God who gave us flowers and trees, Also provide the allergies? Votes: 0

How are things in Glocca Mora this fine day? Votes: 0

I am a rebel by birth. ... I contest anything that is unjust, that causes suffering in humanity . My feelings about that are so strong, I don't think I could live with myself if I weren't honest . Votes: 0

Lives of great men all remind us greatness takes no easy way. Votes: 0

No matter how high or great the throne, What sits on it is the same as your own. Votes: 0

No matter how much I prove and prod, I cannot quite believe in God; But oh, I hope to God that He Unswervingly believes in me. Votes: 0

Once I built a railroad, now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime? Votes: 0

Say, it's only a paper moon, / Sailing over a cardboard sea. Votes: 0

Songs are the pulse of a nation's heart. A fever chart of its health. Votes: 0

The greatest romance in the life of a lyricist is when the right word meets the right note; often, however, a Park Avenue phrase elopes with a Bleecker Street chord, resulting in a shotgun wedding and a quickie divorce. Votes: 0

The world would be a safer place, If someone had a plan, Before exploring outer space, To find the inner man. Votes: 0

There ought to be a law against necessity. Votes: 0

This we learn from Watergate that almost any creep'll be glad to help the Government overthrow the people. Votes: 0

Virtue is its own revenge. Votes: 0

When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near. Votes: 0

When the melody touches your heart emotionally and the words hit your brain intellectually, more than likely you'll find you'll have an excellent song to sing. Votes: 0

WHERE and WHEN :;Are lost in space. THERE and THEN :;Do not embrace. So before we disappear Come sweet NOW and kiss the HERE. Votes: 0