Ethel Merman

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"Broadway has been very good to me. But I've been very good to Broadway, too."

Ethel Merman

"I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes."

Ethel Merman

"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."

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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

"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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"Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most."

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"I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano."

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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

"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

"Everything's coming up roses - for me."

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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