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Ethel Waters Quotes

I was born out of wedlock. Nobody brought me up Picture Quote #1

I have reason to be shy. I’ve been hurt plenty Picture Quote #1

I am somebody cause God don’t make no junk Picture Quote #1

What broke Mom’s heart was realizing that her children knew nothing and cared nothing about the better side of life Picture Quote #1

Only those who are being burned know what fire is like Picture Quote #1

I never was a child Picture Quote #1

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I never was coddled, or liked, or understood by my family Picture Quote #1

I had always loved John Ford’s pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me Picture Quote #1

In her whole life Mom never earned more than five or six dollars a week. Being without a husband, it was hard for her to find any place at all for us to live Picture Quote #1

Though I was excited about the Sojourner Truth play, it was not reassuring to think that my entire future might depend on the success of that one show Picture Quote #1

Basically there is no difference between whites and blacks, browns and yellows. I decided to think no more of people as Northerners and Southerners Picture Quote #1

The big compliment came from the beer drinkers who didn’t know me. They wouldn’t drink or move when I sang. If they had their glasses in mid-air, the glasses wouldn’t come down Picture Quote #1

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Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk Picture Quote #1

I’m not afraid to die. I’m looking forward to it. I know the Lord has His arms wrapped around this big sparrow Picture Quote #1

There had been lots of crises in my life. And there was plenty of spunk and battle cry still left in me Picture Quote #1

I don’t care to dress up except when it is necessary or good for my business Picture Quote #1

Among Negroes it is a bad omen when someone knocks on the door of a house where a person has died Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I have reason to be shy. I’ve been hurt plenty Picture Quote #1

My whole family could sing. My family harmonized without any instruments to accompany them Picture Quote #1

All the men in my life have been two things: an epic and an epidemic Picture Quote #1

All my life I’ve been prejudiced against wealthy people Picture Quote #1

There is a great supply of amateur undertakers in show business Picture Quote #1

I never felt I belonged. I was always an outsider Picture Quote #1

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Today or any day that phone may ring and bring good news Picture Quote #1

We are all gifted. That is our inheritance Picture Quote #1

Many people know how to criticize, but few know how to praise Picture Quote #1

I have always been psychic. The walls of any room I walk into talk to me Picture Quote #1

You are a person of the greatest importance when you are a mother of the family Picture Quote #1

When you dominate other people’s emotions, the time has to come when you will have to pay, and heavily, for that privilege Picture Quote #1

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I was born out of wedlock. Nobody brought me up. (Ethel Waters Quotes) I have reason to be shy. I’ve been hurt plenty. (Ethel Waters Quotes) I am somebody cause God don’t make no junk (Ethel Waters Quotes) What broke Mom’s heart was realizing that her children knew nothing and cared nothing about the better side of life. (Ethel Waters Quotes) Only those who are being burned know what fire is like (Ethel Waters Quotes) I never was a child (Ethel Waters Quotes) I never was coddled, or liked, or understood by my family (Ethel Waters Quotes) I had always loved John Ford’s pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me (Ethel Waters Quotes) In her whole life Mom never earned more than five or six dollars a week. Being without a husband, it was hard for her to find any place at all for us to live (Ethel Waters Quotes) Though I was excited about the Sojourner Truth play, it was not reassuring to think that my entire future might depend on the success of that one show (Ethel Waters Quotes) Basically there is no difference between whites and blacks, browns and yellows. I decided to think no more of people as Northerners and Southerners (Ethel Waters Quotes) The big compliment came from the beer drinkers who didn’t know me. They wouldn’t drink or move when I sang. If they had their glasses in mid-air, the glasses wouldn’t come down (Ethel Waters Quotes) Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk (Ethel Waters Quotes) I’m not afraid to die. I’m looking forward to it. I know the Lord has His arms wrapped around this big sparrow. (Ethel Waters Quotes) There had been lots of crises in my life. And there was plenty of spunk and battle cry still left in me. (Ethel Waters Quotes) I don’t care to dress up except when it is necessary or good for my business (Ethel Waters Quotes) Among Negroes it is a bad omen when someone knocks on the door of a house where a person has died (Ethel Waters Quotes) 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. (Ethel Waters Quotes) I have reason to be shy. I’ve been hurt plenty (Ethel Waters Quotes) My whole family could sing. My family harmonized without any instruments to accompany them (Ethel Waters Quotes) All the men in my life have been two things: an epic and an epidemic (Ethel Waters Quotes) All my life I’ve been prejudiced against wealthy people (Ethel Waters Quotes) There is a great supply of amateur undertakers in show business (Ethel Waters Quotes) I never felt I belonged. I was always an outsider (Ethel Waters Quotes) Today or any day that phone may ring and bring good news (Ethel Waters Quotes) We are all gifted. That is our inheritance (Ethel Waters Quotes) Many people know how to criticize, but few know how to praise (Ethel Waters Quotes) I have always been psychic. The walls of any room I walk into talk to me (Ethel Waters Quotes) You are a person of the greatest importance when you are a mother of the family (Ethel Waters Quotes) When you dominate other people’s emotions, the time has to come when you will have to pay, and heavily, for that privilege (Ethel Waters Quotes)

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