“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
Author: Ethel Waters
Category: mom
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Though I was excited about the Sojourner
“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
Author: Ethel Waters
Category: future
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Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was
“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
Author: Ethel Waters
Category: intelligence
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We never had a bathtub. Mom would
“We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin washtub in the kitchen, or in a big lard can.”
— Ethel Waters
Author: Ethel Waters
Category: mom
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Mom was the greatest influence of my
“Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.”
— Ethel Waters
Author: Ethel Waters
Category: mom
Tags: mom, Ethel Waters
Though I was excited about the Sojourner
“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
Author: Ethel Waters
Category: success
Tags: success, Ethel Waters