Bette Midler Quotes
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I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember.
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I can go all over the world with Skype.
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Relationships are like traffic lights. And I just have this theory that I can only exist in a relationship if it's a green light.
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I can do a little bit of comedy. I can be in an in-between place, where I can do a little bit.
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One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring.
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I can swear like a fishwife.
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I can never decide whether my dreams are the result of my thoughts, or my thoughts the result of my dreams.
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When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument.
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I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
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I'm nearly blind. I can hardly see. But I'm taking some herbs. Something quacky.
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I would do anything and I will continue to do anything I can to stop the train wreck that is Obamacare.
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I'm happiest when I can just be a director and watch.
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I'm not going to get into the writer's skills or what he was trying to portray because that's not fair. I can only say what I felt was trying to be portrayed there.
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I can only focus on doing what's right.
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I'm not a snob. I can make a meal out of anything. I can eat anywhere.
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I've tried a few times to depart from what I know I can do, and I've failed. I've tried to work outside the studio, but it introduces too many variables that I can't control. I'm really quite narrow, you know.
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I can unite the people of Israel, so I won't speak about controversial issues, which divide the people.
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When I sit at that typewriter, I have to be frightened of what I'm trying to do. I'm frightened by my own belief that I can actually get a story down on paper.
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I'll be the first to admit it, the life I'm leading is basically a joke. I should probably be cooler about it, but I can't fake it, you know?
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I wouldn't trade my career with anybody's. I'd trade a few movies with Tom Hanks - 'Apollo 13 and 'Forrest Gump' - but other than that, I love my career.
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I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight.
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When I was asked if I wanted to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, I yelled, 'Are you kidding me?' I've been waiting for that my whole life. To be invited where so many of the greatest country artists have performed is an honor, and I still can't believe it has been bestowed on me. Just to stand in the circle where so many greats have stood-Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, I just couldn't believe it.
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I think, with 'Pride,' I always knew that was something amazing because of the people who were in it and the story and the way it was written and who was directing. Anyone in that cast knew it was special.
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Me, I'm just a hack. I'm just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.
