The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I'd have to take off my gloves to prove I was a spade. Ethel Waters audiencefeatureglove Change image and share on social
Negroes are human beings with exactly the same faults and virtues as members of the other races. Ethel Waters beingfaulthuman Change image and share on social
Nothing can beat the smell of dew and flowers and the odor that comes out of the earth when the sun goes down. Ethel Waters beatdewearth Change image and share on social
Somehow, the things my mother wanted to do, the release in evangelism she sought with such frenzy, were transferred to me. Ethel Waters evangelismfrenzymother Change image and share on social
My whole family could sing. My family harmonized without any instruments to accompany them. Ethel Waters accompanyfamilyharmonize Change image and share on social
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 dollarearnfind Change image and share on social
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 basicallyblackbrown Change image and share on social
All my life I've been prejudiced against wealthy people. Ethel Waters havelifepeople Change image and share on social
No one in the world can beat Ella Fitzgerald as a riff singer. Ethel Waters beatellafitzgerald Change image and share on social
