You'll never prove you're too good for a job by not doing your best.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano

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

I have been ambitious to be a somebody from the time I was 5 years old

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

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.