"In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me"

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Ethel Merman

“I don't know what my label is. I just think of myself as a plain forward. I like to think I have some finesse to my game, but inside the paint is where men are made. If you can't play there, you should be home with your mama.”
“Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities.”
“The best way to invest corporate profits is to give them to the employees.”
“When I first became an actress, I expected to do regional and classical theater; I just love the whole creative process.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I have butterflies in my stomach.”
“Levin delights in the forgetfulness that movement brings, where the pleasure of doing is marvellously foreign to the striving of the will.”
“Nothing lasts forever ... pain and troubles included.”
“Music is the most powerful thing on this earth, and it's hard to be angry when you are listening to music.”

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