I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn’t want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought,
BETTE MIDLERI’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
More Bette Midler Quotes
-
-
Honey, I can smell the scent of another woman from 500 paces.
BETTE MIDLER -
My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.
BETTE MIDLER -
There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.
BETTE MIDLER -
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!
BETTE MIDLER -
While I was growing up, I believed I could do anything I could think of. So the challenge was always to keep thinking – to get to where I wanted to be and then to think of somewhere else to go.
BETTE MIDLER -
If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
BETTE MIDLER -
If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
BETTE MIDLER -
Most people don’t deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Chaplin or Lucille Ball.
BETTE MIDLER -
I try not to drink too much because when I’m drunk, I bite.
BETTE MIDLER -
I want it all – and I would like it delivered.
BETTE MIDLER -
You can’t just have a clean public space – you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw them in.
BETTE MIDLER -
We’re all divine, but I was the only one who had the nerve to call myself that.
BETTE MIDLER -
When I finally did stop and look at my life, I realized that I had done what I’d set out to do. In my pitiful little way, I had climbed the mountain I had chosen. And there I was, on top.
BETTE MIDLER -
I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
BETTE MIDLER -
The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
BETTE MIDLER