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Quote by Ethel Waters
Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save

Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me. – Ethel Waters

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I had always loved John Fords pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me. – Ethel Waters

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Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didnt live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me. – Ethel Waters

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Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence. – Ethel Waters

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Ive been drawing my whole life. My mom says my sister and I were drawing by age 1. Animation seems a real, natural extension of drawing as a way of telling a story visually. – Jennifer Yuh Nelson

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Depending on what day of the week it is and what time of the month it is, Im a good friend or not a good friend. Im more or less a good mom or not a good mom, more or less a good mate or not a good mate. Thats just life, whether or not youre public. – Amy Grant

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My mom taught us the Serenity Prayer at a young age. – Toby Keith

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I begged my mom to let me start skating. – Debi Thomas

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