"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

#Song Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Lucky Quotes

“All testify to the coercion and sacrifice which culture imposes on man. To rely on them and deny the decline is to become even more firmly caught in its fatal coils.”
“Kids today are technologically sophisticated. In many families, they are far ahead of their parents”
“I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.”
“The EU report speaks for itself. The statement in my view shows that the mission has turned out to be something worse than a farce, ... We shall in the coming days and weeks see what we can do to expose the pack of lies and innuendoes that characterise the garbage in this report.”
“Look at the subject as if you have never seen it before. Examine it from every side. Draw its outline with your eyes or in the air with your hands, and saturate yourself with it.”

Source : John Baldessari, Hugh Marlais Davies, Andrea Hales, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (1996). “John Baldessari: National City”, Museum of Contemporary Art San
“It is still harder all around for women to get funding in business and film. There are only a very small group of female unicorns who have the power to tell stories on film. We need to have the courage to push back... all the effort is the work of bravery.”

Source : "Interview: Producer & CEO Julie Smolyansky, 2017 Women in Film Chicago Focus Awards Honoree". HollywoodChicago.com Interview, www.hollywoodchicago.com. February 21, 2017.
“The royal kingcup bold Dares not don his coat of gold.”
“You'll never get tired of seeing all of God's exhibits in His great Fairground of the Heavenly City on Earth where you can really learn the facts and the truth about everything the way it really was. How's that for a great Heavenly Fair in Heaven so fair?”

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