My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be

I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time

When I'm asked how to succeed in show business, I always say I haven't the foggiest

Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice.

Any audience that gets a laugh out of me gets it while I'm facing them

I was born in my parents' bedroom on January 16. The World Almanac says it was 1909. I say it was 1912. But what difference does it make as long as I feel 33?

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.