Quotes by actor "Fred Astaire"

Here we are, the only animal given the greatest means of communication - human speech, and all we do is snarl at each other.

Fred Astaire | Band Wagon, The | 1953

communication

Don't be superstitious, it's bad luck.

Fred Astaire | Finian's Rainbow | 1968

choice destiny

"Chance is the fool's name for fate."

Fred Astaire | Gay Divorcee, The | 1934

choice destiny

The war started when people accepted the idiotic principle that peace could be maintained by arranging to defend themselves with weapons they couldn't possibly use without committing suicide.

Fred Astaire | On the Beach | 1959

war

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.

Fred Astaire

face good worthy today now

The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.

Fred Astaire

make build

This search for what you want is like tracking something that doesn't want to be tracked. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.

Fred Astaire

time