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Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) 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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Thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. The one and only thing that counts is: Do you have staying power?

Counts, Eye, Head, People, Power

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.

Air, Cleans, Hull, Undertaker, Wine

That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness it was, holding us together.

Carelessness, Equal, Feeling, Feelings, Hands, War

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

Lisa, Looks, Mona, Mona Lisa, Sick

Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs.

Gongs, Sex, Should, Struck, Women

Fifty-four years of love and tenderness and crossness and devotion and unswerving loyalty. Without her I could have achieved a quarter of what I have achieved, not only in terms of success and career, but in terms of personal happiness.

Achieved, Careers, Loyalty, Unswerving, Years

Many years ago I remember a famous actress explaining to me with perfect seriousness that before making an entrance she always stood aside to allow God to go on first. I can also remember that on that particular occasion He gave a singularly uninspired performance.

Actress, Funny, Gave, Humorous, Stood, Years

Your motivation is your pay packet on Friday. Now get on with it.

Friday, Motivation, Packet, Pay, Work

I never cared who scored the goal, or which side won the silver cup. I never learned to bat or bowl; but I heard the curtain going up.

Cup, Goal, Intelligence, Silver, Wisdom, Won

Consider the public. Never fear it nor despise it. Coax it, charm it, interest it, stimulate it, shock it now and then if you must, make it laugh, make it cry, but above all never, never, never bore the living hell out of it.

Charm, Cry, Laughing, Public, Theatre

At twelve noon, The natives swoon And no further work is doneBut mad dogs and Englishmen, Go out in the midday sun.

Dog, Mad, Natives, Twelve, Work

Here ends the story of a ship, but there will always be other ships, for we are an island race. Through all our centuries, the sea has ruled our destiny. There will always be other ships and men to sail in them. It is these men, in peace or war, to whom we owe so much. Above all victories, beyond all loss, in spite of changing values in a changing world, they give to us, their countrymen, eternal and indomitable pride.

Island, Loss, Pride, Ship, Spite, War

Madame Bovary is the sexiest book imaginable. The woman's virtually a nyphomaniac but you won't find a vulgar word in the entire thing.

Book, Sexiest, Vulgar, Virtually, Madame

Though the fact that they have to be rebuilt And frequently mortgaged to the hilt Is inclined to take the gilt Off the gingerbread, And certainly damps the fun Of the eldest son.

Fact, Fun, Gilt, Gingerbread, Home, Son

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.

Beach, Hollywood, Lie, Lying, Place, Stars

Wouldn't it be dreadful to live in a country where they didn't have tea?

Country, Live, Sweet Tea, Tea

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

Exercise, Flagellation, Literature, Squash

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

Acting, Furniture, Journey, Literature, Say, Trip

Passion in a dromedary doesn't go so deep; a camel when it's mating never sobs itself to sleep.

Camel, Camels, Mating, Passion, Sleep

There isn't a particle of you that I don't know, remember, and want.

Friendship, Know, Particle, Remember, Want

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