Ethel Merman

“I wasn't straining at the bit to become a movie star any more than I had plotted to get out of vaudeville and into Broadway musicals.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most.”

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