Bette Midler Quotes
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I started modelling when I was 13, so I learned a lot of things. I actually love doing make-up on other people, too.
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Since I started acting, I've always been aware of the sort of 'beastly entity' that is America and Hollywood, and semi-consciously, I devised a kind of route in - I'd seen a lot of people try and fail.
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My government is working for the common man. Our priority is the poor of the country. We want good governance through a dynamic and seamless government.
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You can express your generosity in ways that are virtually limitless. This was what I wanted to convey in 'Giving 2.0' - that whether you have $10 or $10 million to give, if you identify the right opportunities and make the most of your resources, your impact can be tremendous.
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One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.
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I'm not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way.
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Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.
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Originally, I wanted to be a composer. I always tell people, 'I think of myself as a composer.'
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I'm not very cool. I have a really hard time meeting people and stuff.
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When you do acoustic shows, there's always a more intimate vibe. I go into them with lowered expectations and assume that people don't want to hear me.
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I'm just very pleased and thankful that there was a receptive audience of people that I was able to connect with.
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You don't have to be scared of me, because I am loyal. Why are people so scared of creative ideas and so scared of truth? All I want to do is do good.
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People need to take a breath and remember that it's only fashion. Relax. No one's going to die.
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You should be appeasing people as much as possible, not stigmatising them. The ban of the burkini puts into question people's individual freedoms.
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I don't know how to not have fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun, and I'm going to keep having fun every day I've got left.
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The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.
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I think there are some people who are just kind of born to create drama and then capitalise on it.
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I have my website, The Ruckus, which is an Internet site, similar to the Funny or Die format, where people post funny videos. I get a chance to rate their videos; they get a chance to blog and kick it with me.
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A great idea can't succeed without a great operator. But rarely can a great operator squeak by with a bad idea. So, as pithy as it sounds to say 'It's all about the people,' I only invest when I think I have found the right team for the right business.
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Religious people use 10% more pornography than secular people. The biggest consumers of pornography are Utah and Mississippi. All that religious preaching does no good.
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Social motherliness has made women's struggle for liberty the loveliest synthesis of egoism and altruism.
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Who people like is their own business. It don't concern me. I know what I do - and I'm having a lot of fun with the women that I'm with.
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I was always the poor kid, even though I very much tried to pretend to be the other way. Always well presented. Always really active in the school, doing fashion shows, plays, involved in every single aspect of the school. Overcompensating, I think, for the fact that I knew I wouldn't be going on the ski trip every January.
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I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.
