110 Quotes by Ethel Merman

Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart.

As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand

I wasn't straining at the bit to become a movie star any more than I had plotted to get out of vaudeville and into Broadway musicals

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

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

Music, in the past few years... anything singable or understandable is square.

I Got Rhythm really put me on the map.

Who's happy these days?

Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver