Bette Midler Quotes
I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.
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People adored Element 13's color and luster, which reminded them of the sparkle of gold and silver - a brand-new precious metal. In fact, aluminum became more precious than gold and silver in the 19th century because it was harder to obtain.
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My sister, mom and I all wear the same size, so I shop a lot at a boutique called 'my mother's closet' that is right down the hall from my bedroom. She has vintage Comme des Garcons dresses that I feel so elegant wearing.
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My boy and I move. We have this game where if we dress in a particular item of clothing, we have to do a different movement. A hat means 20 jumps - that sort of thing. When I put a scarf on, my son has to drop down and do push-ups, immediately. He thinks it's really funny.
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Being Premier is a 24/7 job, so it doesn't create many spaces in order to be able to build relationships.
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
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If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see.
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
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I have always battled injustice. As a child, I used to fight on the side of my friends when boys terrorized them.
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I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy.
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In law school, I earned the respect of professors and served on the editorial board of 'The Yale Law Journal.'
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There are a lot of female directors in documentary, very talented. But it's always lower budget.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.
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I have every single Ferrari that came out. I have all the Mercedes they came out with, all the Jaguars they came out with, all the Porsches they came out with.
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For nine years I worked to change what was hairdressing then into a geometric art form with color, perm without setting which had never been done before.
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I made a commitment... both to myself and to some supporters to carefully consider a run for the Liberal leadership for the Liberal Party of Canada.
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Never be afraid to fail. Be afraid of not learning from mistakes.
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I try to always bring topics to the table that matter, topics that I think need to be discussed and reflected on.
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I love when I get to play these characters that are bigger than life. There are roles in animation that I never get to do in real life - and it appeals to my ego as an actor to play the Queen of Everything. I admit it.
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I have known some men possessed of good qualities which were very serviceable to others, but useless to themselves; like a sun-dial on the front of a house, to inform the neighbours and passengers, but not the owner within.
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Nelson’s body was pickled in brandy, which was replaced with wine at Gibraltar, and brought back to England, amid macabre speculation that the Admiral’s crew had drunk the embalming brandy in transit.
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I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.
