Bette Midler Quotes
The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.
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Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
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I've never been one to run from a challenge.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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Everybody thinks they deserve something.
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Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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Since we can't count on the meat, egg, and dairy industries to protect animals from the most egregious forms of cruelty, what can we, as consumers, do? Opting out of paying someone to allow animals to die in a barn fire or at the slaughterhouse seems pretty reasonable.
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I was really a charmer; I was the guy who would get to the office, the principal would sit me down and within 10 minutes, we'd be, like, talking about some movies or something.
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it is sad and frustrating to watch the Republican establishment disgrace the exercise of democracy in our own House of Representatives.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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When men I have dated over the years whined about, 'Oh, you make no time for me' - see ya! I just dumped them. I don't need that pressure in my life.
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But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it.
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Capitalism has forced everyone to overoptimize in order to compete.
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
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I'm an Indian-origin painter. I will remain so to my last breath.
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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.
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If I fancy a girl, I'll tell her. I'll say: 'You're fit.'
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My movie career - if such a thing even exists - is laughable.
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I'm not going to run around uselessly spending money. It's a matter of choosing your charity. Some people choose themselves. For me, that is not enough.
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The precursors to a civilization that’s going under are the same, time and time again. … What's human sacrifice if not sending guys off to Iraq for no reason?
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The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.
