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Quote by Ethel Waters
In her whole life Mom never earned more than five or six dollars a

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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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 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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My mom loved to sing – and Ill go on record and say she was the worst singer ever. Id get up and move away from her! – Kenny Rogers

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The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly – indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection. – Arianna Huffington

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I told my mom I would graduate. I owe that much to her and myself. – Carmelo Anthony

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I love those hockey moms. You know what they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is? Lipstick. – Sarah Palin

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What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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