Ethel Waters Quotes

Asking what I considered an impossible salary when I didn't want to work for someone has boosted my pay again and again.

Ethel Waters

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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In my era of wrestling, there were no guaranteed contracts, so it was inherent that you draw the crowd in to make money.

Jesse Ventura

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The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection.

John Marshall

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Some men do think I'm a psycho bunny-boiler.

Amy Winehouse

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I love Marvel and the people there. I'm glad I'm still part of it.

Stan Lee

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I always wanted to be a teacher. I went to school to be a teacher. And I've always, you know, had this sort of romantic idea about it. But I'm worried about - I'm worried about education.

Tony Danza

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Embrace the faff. Stare out of the window. Bend paperclips. Stand in the middle of the room trying to remember what you came downstairs for. Pace. Drum your fingertips. Move papers around. Hum. Look at the garden.

Tom Hodgkinson

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The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.

Rupert Murdoch

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I did write more mainstream stuff with DK. But you could always tell the records that I wrote in contrast with everybody else's because the format was a bit different. The harmonies were used in a different type of way. Way more metaphors in the mix.

Dawn Richard

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I still have a steady stream of book cover work. I'm grateful for it. Viva le book!

Chip Kidd

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If I can't eat the meal in a restaurant, and the waiter asks, 'Is everything all right, Madam?', I tell them that I'm on a diet.

Cilla Black

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I love to argue. I've always loved to argue. And I love to point out the weaknesses of the opposing arguments. It may well be that I'm something of a shin kicker. It may well be that I'm something of a contrarian.

Antonin Scalia

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One thing I have clear is that I don't want to work for money anymore.

Antonio Banderas

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