Opera in English is, in the main, about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

Opera in English is, in the main, about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?

Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?

I've outdone anyone you can name -- Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss. Irving Berlin, he wrote 1,001 tunes. I wrote 5,500.

I've outdone anyone you can name -- Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss. Irving Berlin, he wrote 1,001 tunes. I wrote 5,500.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

Married or unmarried, young or old, poet or worker, you are still a dreamer, and will one time know, and read more

Married or unmarried, young or old, poet or worker, you are still a dreamer, and will one time know, and feel, that your life is but a dream.

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I read more

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.

I tell people I'm too stupid to know what's impossible. I have ridiculously large dreams, and half the time they read more

I tell people I'm too stupid to know what's impossible. I have ridiculously large dreams, and half the time they come true.

For discords make the sweetest airs.

For discords make the sweetest airs.