Maurice Auguste Chevalier (1888–1972) was a French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including “Louise”, “Mimi”, “Valentine”, and “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” and for his films, including The Love Parade and The Big Pond. His trademark attire was a boater hat, which he always wore on stage with a tuxedo.
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Many a man has fallen in love with a girl in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it.
—Maurice Chevalier
Topics: Anger, Love
Growing old isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.
—Maurice Chevalier
Topics: Old Age, Aging, Age
An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public.
—Maurice Chevalier
Topics: Art
If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive. Mountains will not be climbed, races won, or lasting happiness achieved.
—Maurice Chevalier
Topics: Accomplishment, Secrets of Success
It is always the same: women bedeck themselves with jewels and furs, and men with wit and quotations.
—Maurice Chevalier
Topics: Wit
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