Sleep Quotes by Ethel Merman

You'll never prove you're too good for a job by not doing your best.

— Ethel Merman

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

— Ethel Merman

At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first.

— Ethel Merman

The only things I read are gossip columns. If I read three pages of a book, I'm out like a light. When I pick…

— Ethel Merman

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

— Ethel Merman

You gotta have a gimmick.

— Ethel Merman

I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time

— Ethel Merman

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

I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame

— Ethel Merman

Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist

— Ethel Merman

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

— Ethel Merman

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

— Ethel Merman