"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
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"Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most.“
-Ethel Merman
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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."
-Ethel Merman
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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."
-Ethel Merman
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"I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano."
-Ethel Merman
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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."
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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."
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"Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received. This gave me a new point of view and a new respect for my work as an actress."
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"I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing."
-Bill Mumy
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"Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business."
-Mike McCready
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"We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character."
-Kate Mulgrew
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"I think the crux of the matter was that if we were going to become partners in, for example, the International Space Station, we had to gain the respect of a country like the United States and particularly its space organization, NASA."
-Marc Garneau
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"The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me - thought it was time for me to make an ever so tiny statement about what I thought about this whole thing."
-Omar Sharif
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