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Ethel Merman

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I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird. - Ethel Merman
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The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now. - Ethel Merman
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Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart. - Ethel Merman
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I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame. - Ethel Merman
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I am known to be able to take care of myself when I become angry. I don't mince words. - Ethel Merman
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Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most. - Ethel Merman
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Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own. - Ethel Merman
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Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret. - Ethel Merman
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I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people. - Ethel Merman
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Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist. - Ethel Merman
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You gotta have a gimmick. - Ethel Merman
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Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced. - Ethel Merman
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Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver. - Ethel Merman
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I was born in my parents' bedroom on January 16. The World Almanac says it was 1909. I say it was 1912. But what difference does it make as long as I feel 33? - Ethel Merman
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I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano. - Ethel Merman
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I can hold a note as long as the Chase National Bank. - Ethel Merman
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I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me. - Ethel Merman
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I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes. - Ethel Merman
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There's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions. - Ethel Merman
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Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice. - Ethel Merman
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Everything's coming up roses - for me. - Ethel Merman
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At one time I smoked, but in 1959 I couldn't think of anything else to give up for Lent so I stopped - and I haven't had a cigarette since. - Ethel Merman
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