Ethel Merman : (5)

" 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

" In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me. " - Ethel Merman

" If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill. " - Ethel Merman

" 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

" I work as often as I want and yet I’m free as a bird. " - Ethel Merman