Bette Midler Quotes
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My whole life had been spent waiting for an epiphany, a manifestation of God's presence, the kind of transcendent, magical experience that lets you see your place in the big picture. And that is what I had with my first [compost] heap.
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When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. Then you're in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, "What will I do between now and then?" Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, you start thinking in terms of reform - your contribution to the world.
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When my daughter was younger we showed her all the great musicals. And the great dramas and great comedies, and the one that she took to the most was Some Like It Hot.
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I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
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Make sure your life is a rare entertainment! It doesn't take anything drastic. You needn't be gorgeous or wealthy or smart, just very enthusiastic!
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The outside world doesn't have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.
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The [film] business is run by men, and they're basically interested in their own species, and they're not so interested in women belonging to the human race.
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There are bugs and there are the pigeons and other predators, but you shouldn't be afraid of them, because this is how nature works.
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I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.
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If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
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When I moved to New York City in 1965, I wanted to be in theater. I was following my Ethel Barrymore dream. But I was too young to be Ethel.
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I had a hard-scrabble childhood with my parents. I have a lot of baggage. To come down to the footlights and accept the audience's affection inside a Broadway theater - that didn't come easily to me.
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All these children [who did not have music and art classes at school] go out into the world without knowing that there is anything other than what they have. Of course, children do look at TV, but what does it give them?
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In a marriage, you struggle and struggle and struggle, and then you realize that you have to ride the horse in the direction it's going. You stop trying to pull the reins in another direction.
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If you're frightened, you're out of luck.
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I got so far away from what they told you in acting class: Do something different. Producers kept offering me the 'Sister Act' movie, but I said, 'My fans don't want to see me in a wimple.' I literally said, 'My fans don't want to see me in a wimple.'
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I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I am very sensitive.
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I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first. Lay a foundation - get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.
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The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.
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Sometimes, when I wake up, my soul is in another city!
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The worst part of success is to try finding someone who is happy for you.
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As you age, feelings do diminish.
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Honey, I can smell the scent of another woman from 500 paces.
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I was brought up on rock-'n'-roll. It was sort of funny because I couldn't get interested in anything else - I tried and tried but I couldn't get into science...or mathematics, I just cut myself off from anything else there was to get interested in.