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All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it for one minute. He hasn’t been to one of my shows.

Bette Midler

Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.
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Jakhammer Poetry Rap
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.
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Independent Sibling Teacher
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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Entertainment Life Smart
There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.
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Time Trying World
If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
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Happy Picks Ukulele
I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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Low Lows Standards
Image is everything, and the voice or the idea or the song is hardly anything at all. Half the time the person isn’t even doing the singing. I’m a bit cynical about this [music] business.
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Ideas Song Voice
I’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
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Daughter Grandchildren Young
If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
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Flag Passionate Running
Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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Hard People Self Esteem Work
Do I understand this right? I’m being marked down?
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Down Market Money
I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can’t stop it.
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Pruned Tense Upset
We’re all divine, but I was the only one who had the nerve to call myself that.
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Divine Myself Nerves
GOD is watching us, from a Distance.
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Distance God Watching
When I turned 50, I threw myself a big birthday party, and I looked seriously at what my life has been about. I recommend this to everybody. Ask yourself, “What have I done? How did I do it? Where’d I mess up?
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Assessment Land Party
I’ve always been lucky enough to have great audiences. It has been quite a life.
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Audience Enough Lucky

All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it for one minute. He hasn’t been to one of my shows.

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All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it for one minute. He hasn’t been to one of my shows.

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