Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.
Ethel WatersI've never been able to feel that there is anything undignified about making your living by the sweat of your brow.
Ethel WatersAmong Negroes it is a bad omen when someone knocks on the door of a house where a person has died.
Ethel Waters