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We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin wa

We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin washtub in the kitchen, or in a big lard can. – Ethel Waters

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In her whole life Mom never earned more than five or six dollars a week. Being without a husband, it was hard for her to find any place at all for us to live. – 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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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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Washington has got to, across the board, lower taxes for small businesses so that our mom and pops can reinvest and hire people, so that our businesses can thrive. – Sarah Palin

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Weve got activists all across the country like the members of the Million Mom March organization, some of their leaders are here tonight. Were phone banking congressional offices and pursuing editorial boards. – Michael D. Barnes

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I spend my afternoons painting and working on my Open Hearts jewelry line for Kay Jewelers. I designed an image of a heart that isnt completely closed. My mom always told me to live with an open heart – when life gets tough, you should go out and help someone else. – Jane Seymour

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My first big job was an Abercrombie &ampFitch campaign. But my mom wouldnt let me skip school for it, so I missed half of the shoot. When we got there, we realized Bruce Weber was the photographer we knew we had made a mistake! – Lauren Bush

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