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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.
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I take a breath when I have to.
Ethel Merman
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I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me.
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I'll pat myself on the back and admit I have talent. Beyond that, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
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Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice.
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The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now.
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When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.
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I preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films.
Ethel Merman
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I wasn't straining at the bit to become a movie star any more than I had plotted to get out of vaudeville and into Broadway musicals.
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My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician.
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Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret.
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There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman.
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I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint.
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You'll never prove you're too good for a job by not doing your best.
Ethel Merman
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I have been ambitious to be a somebody from the time I was 5 years old.
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Any audience that gets a laugh out of me gets it while I'm facing them.
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I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird.
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Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.
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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.
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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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Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.
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Once I had the attention, all I had to do was deliver.
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Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most.
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I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.
Ethel Merman