Everything's coming up roses - for me.

Ethel Merman Quotes

American - Musician January 16, 1908 - February 15, 1984

Everything's coming up roses - for me. Ethel Merman

Me, Valentine's Day, Up

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. Ethel Merman

Myself, Right Place, Pat

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

Change, One Thing, About

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

Think, Easter, Give

Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway. Ethel Merman

Been, Broadway, Very

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

Trust, Piano, Throw

Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart. Ethel Merman

Voice, Legend, Big

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? Ethel Merman

Feel, Born, I Was Born

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. Ethel Merman

Lucky, Show, Wrote

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

Average, Concerned

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Ethel Merman
Quotes

Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice. Ethel Merman

Always, Give, Like

You gotta have a gimmick. Ethel Merman

You, Gotta, Gimmick

Who's happy these days? Ethel Merman

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

Deep, Sometimes, About

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

Business, Always, Show

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

Inventions, Appropriate

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. Ethel Merman

Want, Been, Advantage

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

Show, Unbelievable, About

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

Attention, Deliver, Once

Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret. Ethel Merman

Regret, Marriages, Bob

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. Ethel Merman

Play, Read, Though

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

Career, Very, Musical

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

Always, Pop, Rated

Music, in the past few years... anything singable or understandable is square. Ethel Merman

Music, Square, In The Past

Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced. Ethel Merman

Maybe, Could, Claimed

Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living. Ethel Merman

Business, Proud, Living

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