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I always took it for granted that there would be life after Hollywood. ↗

— Esther Williams

#always #granted #hollywood #i #i always

I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant. ↗

— Esther Williams

#buying #ended #gas #gas station #had

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

#because #comedy #eight #feet #five

Critics established a snobbery toward me. ↗

— Esther Williams

#established #me #snobbery #toward

I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you. ↗

— Esther Williams

#could #everything #first #get #had

Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. ↗

— Esther Williams

#featuring #illustrated #issues #life #magazine

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it. ↗

— Esther Williams

#gift #passage #share #time #unless

There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it. ↗

— Esther Williams

#drinking #hughes #ignored #lunch #men

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world. ↗

— Esther Williams

#big news #events #gold #gold medals #i

Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen. ↗

— Esther Williams

#good #great #had #him #i