Bemelmans Quotes & Sayings

Caviar is to dining what a sable coat is to a girl in evening dress. — Ludwig Bemelmans

In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines
In two straight lines they broke their bread
And brushed their teeth and went to bed.
They left the house at half past nine
In two straight lines in rain or shine-
The smallest one was Madeline. — Ludwig Bemelmans

The purpose of art is to console and amuse - myself, and, I hope, others. — Ludwig Bemelmans

The deviation of man from the state in which he was originally placed by nature seems to have proved to him a prolific source of diseases. From the love of splendour, from the indulgences of luxury, and from his fondness for amusement he has familiarised himself with a great number of animals, which may not originally have been intended for his associates.
The wolf, disarmed of ferocity, is now pillowed in the lady's lap. The cat, the little tiger of our island, whose natural home is the forest, is equally domesticated and caressed. The cow, the hog, the sheep, and the horse, are all, for a variety of purposes, brought under his care and dominion. — Edward Jenner

Always behave like a duck- keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like the devil underneath. — Jacob M. Braude

Anxiety, the next gumption trap, is sort of the opposite of ego. You're so sure you'll do everything wrong you're afraid to do anything at all. Often this, rather than "laziness" is the real reason you find it hard to get started — Robert M. Pirsig

Candidates don't want to be associated with poor people, people who have jobs or are ugly; they want to be associated with a certain middle class demographic, so as a result they leave those others out completely. — Matt Taibbi

Leinenkugels makes better beer now that Miller bought them. It will license insecure people to like craft beers. — Michael Jackson

I have straight married friends that other friends think are gay, and I have gay friends who don't throw that vibe at all. I know there's a full range out there, but I feel that gay men who aren't flamboyant are underrepresented on-screen. — David Walton

It's always wonderful when something altogether wrong ends right, without the help of either religion or the police. — Ludwig Bemelmans

Only one who has known how troubled life can be, has a real appreciation of it when it is good — Ludwig Bemelmans

America is a land of healthy appetites. It is not in the American character to live in order to eat. Rather, the reverse is true. Many try, but just as Americans don't make good gigolos, nether do they make good gourmets. — Ludwig Bemelmans

Such simple questions as How many feet are in a mile? or What's the number of square feet in an acre? produce the not-so-simple answers of 5,280 and 43,560. — John Bemelmans Marciano

To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France, your father must have been a gourmet. Nothing in life must interest you but your stomach. — Ludwig Bemelmans

I don't keep any copy of my books around ... they would embarass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have done with them. — Ludwig Bemelmans

I've been trying to make a difference as an actor. I want to play characters that move people, have them look at their lives differently, or give them an escape. — Hill Harper

The true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly seeks: perfection. — Ludwig Bemelmans

For gypsies do not like to stay -
They only come to go away. — Ludwig Bemelmans