Hammerstein Ii Quotes & Sayings

You can have fun with a son, But you got to be a father to a girl. — Oscar Hammerstein II

There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world. — Oscar Hammerstein II

But I'm only a cockeyed optimist. — Oscar Hammerstein II

The dearest things I know are what you are. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger Across a crowded room. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Sentiment has never been unpopular except with a few sick persons who are made sicker by the sight of a child, a glimpse of a wedding, or the thought of a happy home. — Oscar Hammerstein II

June is bustin' out all over. — Oscar Hammerstein II

I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Berlin's great secret is that he says exactly what he means; sometimes he hits a gigantic line both musically and lyrically
almost Wagnerian in its strength. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me? — Oscar Hammerstein II

It is a modern tragedy that despair has so many spokesmen, and hope so few. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Ol' man river,
Dat ol' man river
He mus'know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin',
He jes'keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along. — Oscar Hammerstein II

If you don't have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true? — Oscar Hammerstein II

Hello, Young Lovers, Wherever You Are. — Oscar Hammerstein II

The last time I saw Paris.
Her heart was warm and gay. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Fish got to swim, birds got to fly. — Oscar Hammerstein II

If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught. — Oscar Hammerstein II

A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it - A song's not a song 'til you sing it - Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay - Love isn't love 'til you give it away! — Oscar Hammerstein II

Oklahoma
Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain. — Oscar Hammerstein II

There is nothin' like a dame. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Fools give you reasons, wise men never try. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone, you'll never walk alone. — Oscar Hammerstein II

I'm as corny as Kansas in August. — Oscar Hammerstein II

I'm not going to run, I'm going to stand here and watch. Every blow will cut into my heart, and tell me who and what you are. — Oscar Hammerstein II

I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy — Oscar Hammerstein II

I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Why you were born and why you are living depend entirely on what you are getting out of this world and what you are giving to it. I cannot prove that this is a balance of mathematical perfection, but my own observation of life leads me to the conclusion that there is a very real friendship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of life. — Oscar Hammerstein II

I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it. ~ Oscar Hammerstein — Oscar Hammerstein II

For when I fool the people I fear, I fool myself as well. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City. — Oscar Hammerstein II

You gotta have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true? — Oscar Hammerstein II

I ain't sayin' I'm no better than anybody else, but I'll be damned if I ain't just as good! — Oscar Hammerstein II

Fish got to swim, birds got to fly
I got to love one man till I die
Can't help lovin' dat man of mine. — Oscar Hammerstein II

If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, you've got to let everyone else in, too. — Oscar Hammerstein II

There is Nothing Like a Dame. — Oscar Hammerstein II

The number of people who will not go to a show they do not want to see is unlimited. — Oscar Hammerstein II

These are a few of my favorite things. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions. — Oscar Hammerstein II

What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he drowns. — Oscar Hammerstein II

I'd let my golden chances pass me by. — Oscar Hammerstein II

Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star. — Oscar Hammerstein II