Bette Midler Quotes
You have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had been here before. And she was a little disappointed that she was here again.
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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
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I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.
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I have two older brothers. I am the baby. We're all very, very close. We're great communicators, so we get along really well.
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I have never once dribbled the whole field and scored a goal by myself.
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
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Solar power is clean, renewable and cost effective, but it also needs time to develop.
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Kids need time for problem solving, critical thinking, applying knowledge through project-based instruction, working in teams, falling down and getting right back up to figure out what they didn't understand and why.
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I love working with a cast and a group of people every day, which is different than recording because you're usually pretty isolated and alone. They serve as a good balance for each other.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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By five or six, when the heels start to hurt, I kick off my shoes and walk bare feet. But that's not a big deal. Nobody else is at the office at that time, and as for singing loudly, I don't sing loudly. I might hum a tune at times when I am thinking about something, but that's all fine.
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It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
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We need to get the corporate money out of the political system and return democracy to the people.
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I'm not worried at all about going to 160 lb.
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When I come offstage, if I've done a bad show or had a bad night, the fact that everybody was standing at the end or three or four times during the show means nothing to me. I know I could have done a better show.
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The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted.
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Modeling was never anything that was a career choice. I did catalog work in Toronto to make money so that I could go to school.
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The money factor had been kind of my excuse as to why I hadn't put out any music. So I just found the cheapest way to make music and get it to people, and that was via the Internet.
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Communities in every corner of America struggle to fill nursing vacancies to provide care for everyone who needs it.
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One of the interesting things an artist does is they keep rediscovering things, whether it's a jazz piece or a role you've done for 3,000 performances or a song you're singing for the 3,000th time. My job is to find that spark that keeps it fresh and alive.
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I think the rich should pay more in taxes - I agree with that 100 percent - but everybody should feel the pain a little bit.
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The good thing about being pregnant is that I don't have to worry about sucking it in or dieting!
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My mentality is: I'm going to do it. I'm going to eat a lot of food, and then I'm going to complain about it when I see myself on camera.
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You have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had been here before. And she was a little disappointed that she was here again.
