"When I’m asked how to succeed in show business, I always say I haven’t the foggiest." ― Ethel Merman Topic(s): Business More From Ethel Merman "I wouldn’t trust any man as far as you can throw a piano." "I wouldn’t change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes." "Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living." More In Business "Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin."― Honore de Balzac "I was made to believe there was a plan in place for ending Donald’s previous marriage. I pulled away because I wanted to allow him the time to deal with his wife."― Marla Maples "Romney is right that the Obama vision is too centered on government. But his is too centered on the promotion of business and wealth creation at the expense of everything else."― John Podhoretz