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"46 Ethel Merman Quotes & Sayings

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Born: January 16, 1908 Died: February 15, 1984 | Musician | Actress |

When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.

Deep Conflict Trivial Scale
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Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.

Been Broadway Good Has Been
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You gotta have a gimmick.

Gimmick Gotta You Have
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Who's happy these days?

Days Happy Happiness These
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When I'm asked how to succeed in show business, I always say I haven't the foggiest.
Always Asked Business How
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There's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions.

Another Appropriate Discipline Inventions
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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.

Advantage Because Been Just
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The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now.

About Assemble Little Now
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Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.
Attention Deliver Had Once
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Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret.

Bob Four Marriages Only
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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.

Even Father Me Music
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My career at Warner Brothers consisted of one musical short subject. I was running around in a bear skin. Very chic.

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

Always Beloved Each Mom
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Music, in the past few years... anything singable or understandable is square.
Anything Few In The Past Music
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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.

Age Carry Claimed Could
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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.

Business Living Make Mom
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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.

Big Boldness Created Distinctive
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In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me.

Been Case Handed Me
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If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill.

Any Better Book Both
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I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

Fascinates Fright Never People
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I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast.

Cooked Cup Kitchen Make
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I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame.

Character Dame Living Made
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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.

Admit Back Beyond Happened Just
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I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time.
Admit Cover Honored Time
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I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano.
Any As Far As Far Man
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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.

About Change Dwell Life
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I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird.

Bird Free Often Want
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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.

Any Become Bit Broadway
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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.

Cole Porter Enough First Five
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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?

Bedroom Born Difference Does
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I preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films.

Control Delivering Films Liked
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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.

Care Go Hair Lots
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I have been ambitious to be a somebody from the time I was 5 years old.

Ambitious Been Old Somebody
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I Got Rhythm really put me on the map.

Got Map Me Put
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I don't like to read. The only things I read are gossip columns. If someone gives me a book, it had better have lots of pictures.

Better Book Columns Gives
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I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me.

Appeal Attend Few Just
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I am known to be able to take care of myself when I become angry. I don't mince words.

Able Am Angry Become
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Everything's coming up roses - for me.
Coming Everything Me Roses
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Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most.

Admire Eisenhower Hero Most
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Cole Porter wrote Anything Goes and four more hits for me.

Anything Cole Porter Four Goes
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Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist.

Cole Porter Had Reputation Worldwide
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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.

Also Always Brought Christmas
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As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand.

Anything As Far As Average Average Person
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Any audience that gets a laugh out of me gets it while I'm facing them.

Any Audience Facing Gets
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Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice.
Always Cake Even Feel
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I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them.

Afraid Audience Being Being Afraid
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Ethel Merman Quotes & Sayings