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

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.

[Cole Porter] sang like a hinge.

I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame

In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me

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

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