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Me Quotes by Ethel Merman
- Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.
- Any audience that gets a laugh out of me gets it while I'm facing them
- 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…
- In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me
- 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
- 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…
- Cole Porter wrote Anything Goes and four more hits for me
- 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.
- I mentioned that I was thinking of getting out of the business after Call Me Madam. I thought maybe I should become a homebody.
- Everything's coming up roses - for me.
- I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me.
- Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart.
- I Got Rhythm really put me on the map.
More Me Quotes
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- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale