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Quote by Ethel Waters
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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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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Though I was excited about the Sojourner Truth play, it was not reassuring to think that my entire future might depend on the success of that one show. – Ethel Waters

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Future
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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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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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My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldnt even play the drums right – Brian had to show me. – Dennis Wilson

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The man in our society is the breadwinner the woman has enough to do as the homemaker, wife and mother. – Dorothy Fields

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My mom always said, Dont date a guy who thinks hes prettier than you. – Alicia Keys

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I would fain coin wisdom,—mould it, I mean, into maxims, proverbs, sentences, that can easily be retained and transmitted. Would that I could denounce and banish from the language of men—as base money—the words by which they cheat and are cheated! – Joseph Joubert, translated from French

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I dont hold that everybody has to love fashion. Some people like gardening. – Steven Cojocaru

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