Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me.
Ethel WatersMom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.
Ethel WatersNegroes are human beings with exactly the same faults and virtues as members of the other races.
Ethel WatersNew York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been.
Ethel Waters