Ethel Merman Quotes
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I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman.
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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?
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A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I have my pedicures, questions that I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would want to know that.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
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It's pure Black Label. It's about violence and booze. That's all it is. There is no plan.
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The journey matters as much as the goal.
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I try to explain to people that you get the roles that are right when they're right. If you have a nerd character but you're kind of a cool guy, you're probably not going to get the nerd part. The nerd is going to get the nerd part. You know, someone like me.
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Cricket is very simple... you play till you can sustain.
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Harvard is the home of American ideas.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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When you realize that the uncut 'Porgy and Bess' started me off, that I'd have the opportunity to do a ton of 'Stoppard,' 'Hairspray,' that I'm able to do 'Il Trittico' at the Met – how do I top that?
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We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising'.
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I don't think people give Indian society enough credit. We may not like to talk much about things but we do, basically, want to live and let live.
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I've been doing pranks my whole life, so I guess I'm pretty good at it.
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For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration.
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It'll take a while for all those strange old books that I love to show up on digital: books that aren't current bestsellers but aren't public-domain freebies, either.
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Tell your wife often how terrific she looks.
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Never stop fighting no matter what anyone says. If it's in your gut, your soul, there's nothing, no worldly possession that should come between you and your expression.
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I generally don't use an iPod for track work, as I'm focusing on heart rate and times. When I'm in the gym or running alone, there's always music. If I'm in the weights gym, I usually go for rap or rock music; for running, it's dance or cheesy pop.
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I completely believe that I will produce my best work and my best work will come in my thirties.
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I think people will believe anything about someone they haven't seen for a while.
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I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird.
