I kid around a lot, but pranks are not my best strength!
BETTY WHITEWhen we started in television, there was that magic box in the corner of the room, and ‘Oh my gosh – look what it’s doing!’
More Betty White Quotes
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Animal lover that I am, a cougar I am not.
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I’m in the middle of my sixth book, which is about animals at the Los Angeles Zoo.
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During the Depression, my dad made radios to sell to make extra money. Nobody had any money to buy the radios, so he would trade them for dogs. He built kennels in the backyard, and he cared for the dogs.
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I like bawdy humor. I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.
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I don’t seem to require a lot of sleep. I just – if I get four, five good hours, I’m fine. But sleeping is sort of dull. There’s a lot of other good stuff that you can do without just lying down and closing your eyes.
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I’m a big cockeyed optimist. I try to accentuate the positive as opposed to the negative.
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I’m not what you might call sexy, but I’m romantic. Let’s put it that way.
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A lady likes to be complimented on her looks, her eyes, her figure. But the personality comments are much appreciated.
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I don’t care who anybody sleeps with. If a couple has been together all that time – and there are gay relationships that are more solid than some heterosexual ones – I think it’s fine if they want to get married. I don’t know how people can get so anti-something.
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I’ve enjoyed the opposite sex a lot. Always have. Always will.
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I stayed in show business to pay for my animal business.
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If you’re walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing.
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I think that a show that is as successful as ‘The Golden Girls’ is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. If you don’t feel proud to be part of a show that has that kind of track record, then shame on you, because that’s a privilege.
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A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends.
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The bottom line is, I’m blessed with good health. On top of that, I don’t go around thinking ‘Oh, I’m 90, I better do this or I better do that.’ I’m just Betty. I’m the same Betty that I’ve always been. Take it or leave it.
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