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Oscar Hammerstein II Quote

“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

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If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught.

— Oscar Hammerstein II

Education

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

— Oscar Hammerstein II

Hope

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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.

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Hope

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Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star.

— Oscar Hammerstein II

Courage

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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

Success

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Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?

— Oscar Hammerstein II

Love

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