Bette Midler Quotes
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The worst part of success is to try finding someone who is happy for you.
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The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.
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I've forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I'm too young.
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Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD's on and hit play and random things come out.
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A lot of people say that my life is wasted on me because I could be a bigger asshole than I am, but I've chosen not to be.
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Men's brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
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Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it's like a jackhammer.
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Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.
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[On Denmark:] ... that little country of cottage cheese and courage.
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As an actor, you're supposed to take jobs that will challenge you or force fans to see you in a different light. By the '90s, I wasn't really an actor anymore. I was someone who went on the road with these gigantic concerts.
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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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Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
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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.
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There's a kind of emotional exploration you plumb with a friend that you don't really do with your family.
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I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.
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I think the essence of humor has not changed. It's all about surprise, facilitating follows. But the context of humor has changed. Previously, the jokes were more related to current issues, political. Today people make about each other either funny or about people like Kim Kardashian. It's brutal. Everything is so much vielschmutziger.
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I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I'm even sanguine about that.
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The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment.
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Self-esteem is something you have to earn!
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[On Princess Anne:] Such an active, outdoorsy lass. She loves nature in spite of what it did to her.
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The [film] industry is an ecosystem that's sick.
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Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?
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Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes.
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I've always been lucky enough to have great audiences. It has been quite a life.