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Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world.

Bette Midler

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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Foundation Names Opera
I sold my soul to rock ‘n’ roll.
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Rocks Roll Sold Soul
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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Brain Play Random
Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.
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Autumn Spring Summer
If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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Laugh Laughing Slave
It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you’re playing somebody’s mother – and there aren’t even a lot of those roles!
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Age Culture Mother
You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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Compassion Feelings Feels
If someone were to say seriously, “I’m divine,” she’d have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions going around saying “I’m God.” But because I’m funny about it, they haven’t locked me up yet. And I don’t give myself airs, either.
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Air Giving People
When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.
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Humorous Inspirational New York
The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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Funny Jealousy Success
The first time I saw a picture of [fabled actress] Ethel Barrymore – she was on Broadway and she was wearing pearls. I thought, “That’s who I should grow up to be.” It’s odd, because it was her physical image that I wanted;
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Bombarded Grow Up Ideas
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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Age Ran Treadmill
GOD is watching us, from a Distance.
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Distance God Watching
I celebrate everyone’s religious holidays. if it’s good enough for the righteous, it’s good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.
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Holiday Religious Self
It’s important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish – and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can’t accomplish.
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Beats Important Off Pissed
Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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Chain Devil Soul

Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world.

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