Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time – if not of my block – being made to sound positively legumelike in printed interviews.
BETTE MIDLERSome say love it is a river that drowns the tender reeds. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your heart to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you, its only seed.
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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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I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
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You have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had been here before. And she was a little disappointed that she was here again.
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Let the sun stop burning, Let them tell me love’s not worth going through. If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart, The only dream that mattered had come true …In this life I was loved by you.
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Thank God for the gays. I don’t know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.
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Sometimes, when I wake up, my soul is in another city!
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Men’s brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
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Me, I’m just a hack. I’m just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.
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I haven’t left my house in days. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election; all the commercials are Viagra and Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection! Either way we’re screwed!
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My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.
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hen 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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That’s the Oscars for ya – you remember who was nominated, but you don’t remember who won!
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If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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The inventor of the modern foundation garment that we women wear today was a German scientist and opera lover by the name of Otto Titsling.
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I’m so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you’ve been-what’s the word?-oh yes: ‘fired.’
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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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[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.
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The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
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Total contentment is only for cows.
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From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.
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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.
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Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reeds. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your heart to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you, its only seed.
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There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.
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I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.
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Just because people don’t meet you doesn’t mean they’re not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.
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I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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