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I never walked the streets of New York hoping to be a musical comedy star. For one thing, they would have thought I was too tall, because l was five feet eight and a half, and they were all little bitty things running around in the studio at that time.

~Esther Williams

Topics: Around Because Comedy Eight Feet Five Half Hoping Little Musical Never New New York One Thing Running Star Streets Studio Tall Thing Things Thought Time Too Walked Were Would York

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I've had a lot of experience in independent film, and about how to choose. You've got to be very discerning about where you put your five bucks, and where you cut and what you don't cut.

~Ethan Hawke

Topics: About Bucks Choose Cut Discerning Experience Film Five Got Had How Independent Independent Film Lot Put Very Where You Your

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I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Enough First Five George Gershwin Ira Lucky Me Show Shows Songs Then Written Wrote

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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

Topics: Any Being Dollars Earned Find Five Hard Her Husband Life Live Mom More Never Place Six Than Us Week Whole Without

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When I'm performing for the people, I am me, then. I am that little girl who, when she was five years old, used to sing at church. Or I'm that 15-year-old young lady who wanted to be grown and wanted to sing and couldn't wait to be smokin' a cigarette, you know?

~Etta James

Topics: Am Church Cigarette Five For The People Girl Grown Know Lady Little Little Girl Me Old People Performing She Sing Smokin Then Used Wait Wanted Who Years You Young Young Lady I Am

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Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang.

~Etta James

Topics: After Again Down Five Like Now Sang Sitting Stage Stand Stand Up Up Used While Years I Can

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If we went back to the imprisonment rate we had in the early '70s, something like four out of five people employed in the prison industry would lose their jobs. That's what you're up against.

~Eugene Jarecki

Topics: Against Back Early Employed Five Four Had Imprisonment Industry Jobs Like Lose Out People Prison Rate Something Up Would You

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I see it as a compliment to be compared to someone like Sharapova who has won five Slams. She's a great champion. I see it in a positive light. But also I'm my own person. I don't want to be the next someone else. I want to be the first of me.

~Eugenie Bouchard

Topics: Also Be The First Champion Compared Compliment Else First Five Great Light Like Me My Own Next Own Person Positive See She Someone Want Who Won I See

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I can't think of anything I regret. Everything I've done, I've enjoyed doing. I've had five husbands, four children. I've done it all, but mainly I've enjoyed studying fish and being underwater with them, being in their natural habitat, looking at the fish and the fish looking at me.

~Eugenie Clark

Topics: Anything Being Children Doing Done Enjoyed Everything Fish Five Four Habitat Had Husbands Looking Mainly Me Natural Regret Studying Them Think Underwater

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Hollywood wouldn't suit me. In L.A. it's all about work - studio people have their five minutes with you and they go, 'Oh mah Gahd, I love your movie.' You just feel very self-conscious there.

~Eva Green

Topics: About Feel Five Go Hollywood Just Love Me Minutes Movie Oh People Self-Conscious Studio Suit Very Work You Your I Love

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