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Quote by Ethel Merman
At one time I smoked, but in 1959 I couldnt think of anything else

At one time I smoked, but in 1959 I couldnt think of anything else to give up for Lent so I stopped – and I havent had a cigarette since. – Ethel Merman

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Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living. – Ethel Merman

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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

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Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time. – Martin Luther

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