Ethel Merman Quotes

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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• 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
  • Give Up
  • Cigarette