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Quotes from 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.

    Work | Hair | Care


    In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me.

    Case | Handed


    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.

    Music | Father | Natural


    Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

    Attention | Deliver


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

    Talk | Seems | Assemble


    When I'm asked how to succeed in show business, I always say I haven't the foggiest.

    Business | Succeed | Asked


    Who's happy these days?

    Happy | Days


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

    Short | Career | Skin


    I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird.

    Work | Bird | Free


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

    Control | Delivering | Liked


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

    Trust | Piano | Far


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

    Time | Ambitious | Somebody


    I Got Rhythm really put me on the map.

    Map | Rhythm


    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.

    Remember | Afraid | Watching


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

    Today | Popular | Theater


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

    Words | Angry | Care


    Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist.

    Reputation | Porter


    Any audience that gets a laugh out of me gets it while I'm facing them.

    Laugh | Audience | Facing


    Cole Porter wrote Anything Goes and four more hits for me.

    Four | Hits | Goes


    There's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions.

    Discipline | Inventions


       

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