I could never think well of a man's intellectual or moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his appointments.

—Oscar Levant

About Oscar Levant

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Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor and actor born in Pittsburgh, U.S., from Russian-emigrant parents. Levant studied under Zygmunt Stojowski and Arnold Schoenberg, and has 33 albums as a pianist, having recorded works of numerous classical composers. For a period...

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So little time and so little to do.

—Oscar Levant

I'm going to memorize your name and throw my head away.

—Oscar Levant

The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.

—Oscar Levant

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Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.

—Oscar Levant

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

—Oscar Levant

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Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.

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