Inspirational Quotes by Alan Jay Lerner (American Lyricist)

They civilize what’s pretty
By puttin’ up a city
Where nothin’ that’s
Pretty can grow….
They civilize left
They civilize right
Till nothing is left
Till nothing is right.
—Alan Jay Lerner
Topics: Civilization

Coughing in the theatre is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
—Alan Jay Lerner
Topics: Criticism

An Englishman’s way of speaking absolutely classifies him.
—Alan Jay Lerner
Topics: Speaking