"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that’s the way it will always be." ― Ethel Merman Topic(s): Mom More From Ethel Merman "Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most." "Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living." "Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced." More In Mom "To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell."― Marquis de Sade "My father still is a lawyer, and my mom was a teacher and then later a career counselor."― Steve Case "Failure is unfortunately as common as success."― Sanjay Kumar