Bette Midler Quotes
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Writing 'William Shakespeare's Star Wars' was a fun exercise in mixing just the right amount of the Bard with just the right amount of everyone's favorite galaxy far, far away.
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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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You know, I'm not sitting here like some little woman standing by my man, like Tammy Wynette. I'm sitting here because I love him, and I respect him, and I honor what he's been through and what we've been through together. And you know, if that's not enough for people, then heck, don't vote for him.
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I'm just going to write my books and do my work and release it. Let the world decide what it is, and if it's any good or not.
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Good female parts are hard to come by, so I go all over the place to find them: cable TV, network movies of the week, foreign films, independent American films, studio films, the stage.
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Since my accident I am a little more mindful of the suffering of other people.
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I never quite understood why Disney hadn't made a sincere fairy tale since 'Beauty and the Beast.'
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I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.
