Ethel Waters Quotes

Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence.

Ethel Waters

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 31, 1896 - September 1, 1977

Topics

BestIntelligenceMeProblemsCredit

I wouldn't write about something that I haven't experienced myself.

Jens Lekman

MyselfWriteSomethingAbout

The whole process of getting licenses to broadcast, which took place decades ago, was done behind closed doors by powerful lobbies, and wealthy commercial interests got all the licenses with no public input, no congressional input for that matter.

Robert McChesney

ProcessDoorsPowerfulPlaceDone

In Mozart and Salieri we see the contrast between the genius which does what it must and the talent which does what it can.

Maurice Baring

TalentGeniusContrastSeeMust

Thinkers too often disparage men of action in ways that do them no credit.

Michael Ignatieff

MenActionCreditThinkersWaysToo

My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of the interest groups on either end of this issue would probably be comfortable with my views.

Stephen Harper

EndAbortionComfortableMy OwnOwn

No matter when or where, always bring your 'A' game, because you never know when it will open doors for you.

Simon Sinek

GameDoorsYouKnowMatterNever

Going to Africa was being able to take my volunteering and my passion for hospice one step further.

Torrey DeVitto

PassionStepAfricaTakeGoingAble

I always just wanted to write and maybe direct. I'm really only interested in that. And yet the business that I'm in has forced me into being a salesman - that's the last thing that 17-year-old me would imagine I'd end up being. I'm uncomfortable trying to sell anything, but that's what you're doing every time you walk into a pitch.

Rob Thomas

BusinessTimeWalkMeEndDoing

I'm the kind of person that believes there's a part of your voting that has to be purely on principle, and there's a part that has to be on strategy.

Michael Moore

VotingStrategyPersonKindYour

I'm in favor of legalizing drugs. According to my values system, if people want to kill themselves, they have every right to do so. Most of the harm that comes from drugs is because they are illegal.

Milton Friedman

PeopleValuesWantRightSystem

Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it.

Douglas Hyde

TreeLegendLonelyStrangeOwn

I got along better with the guys than with the girls. Only two girls came up to talk to me. Later I found out they were telling their boyfriends, 'If you talk to her, I'll kill you.' It's always rough with that high school thing.

Christina Aguilera

SchoolMeHigh SchoolBetterYouUp

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