101 Quotes by Ethel Waters

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    There had been lots of crises in my life. And there was plenty of spunk and battle cry still left in me.

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    Though I was a Catholic, I recognized that Protestant churches had something.

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    Today I blame only certain agents for my long eclipse as a public entertainer.

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    I'm not afraid to die. I'm looking forward to it. I know the Lord has His arms wrapped around this big sparrow.

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    I wondered what I would do if I didn't have my God to turn to and be able to read the Book He had divinely inspired.

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    I know the most terrible thing that can happen to a woman. That is the gang-up. Men put you to sleep with their drops and one man after another goes in and takes you.

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