from the musical comedy "Anything Goes"
Words and Music by Cole Porter
1934
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The musical comedy Anything Goes had music and lyrics by Cole Porter, from a libretto by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse.
'Precisely', he said. 'When you're dealing with men like Emsworth, you can't be too nice in your methods.'
'I should say not. Anything goes. Well, how do I set about it? I shall require some pointers, you know.'
Uncle Fred in the Springtime, Chapter 13
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When large earnest men with simple orderly minds fall desperately in love with small, reckless, impulsive girls whose motto is 'Anything goes', the result is not infrequently to make them feel as if their souls had been stirred up with a pole;
Full Moon, Chapter 3.II
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'Pinch it', said Mike firmly. 'Swipe it. Obtain possesion of it by strong–arm tactics. Up against this dark and subtle butler, we cannot afford to be too nice in our methods. He has raised the banner with the strange device "Anything goes". Let that slogan be ours.'
Spring Fever, Chapter 13
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Acquaintance with this woman dating from the days when I was an infant mewling and puking in my nurse's arms, if you will excuse the expression, had left me with the feeling that her guiding motto in life was 'Anything goes', but this seemed pretty advanced stuff even for one to whom the sky had always been the limit.
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit, Chapter 12
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It was the sort of kiss which in the days before Hollywood adopted the slogan of Anything Goes would never have been permitted on the silver screen.
The Girl in Blue, Chapter 15.I
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It was of Galahad that she was thinking. It seemed incredible that even he could have had the audacity to introduce into Blandings Castle the infamous Bennison at the thought of whom she had been shuddering for weeks, but he might well have done so. Long association with him had told her that the slogan that ruled his life was Anything Goes.
Sunset at Blandings. Chapter 15