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Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret.

There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman.

I'll pat myself on the back and admit I have talent. Beyond that, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most.

At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first.

I can hold a note as long as the Chase National Bank.

There's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions.

Music, in the past few years... anything singable or understandable is square.

Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced.

If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill.

Ethel Merman