I made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. And in all those years, I saw a lot. I went to foreign lands. I met interesting people. And I got it!
BETTE MIDLERI bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
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Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
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I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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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,
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A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.
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There’s the media-driven universe, in which the public perceives you in a superficial way. Then there’s the universe that you actually inhabit, where you have to get up even if you didn’t sleep so well, and you feel like crap and your face is swollen.
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Unfortunately, every time there’s a budget crunch in New York, the Parks Department is usually the first to be cut. So they need all the help they can get.
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If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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As you age, feelings do diminish.
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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
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I’m confident that I’m as intelligent as many people, but I know that I’m not as intelligent as some. So in the presence of hyperintelligent people, I’m a shrinking violet because I don’t want to look like a fool. I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little.
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Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.
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A person’s life is a journey, a road. Sometimes you go off the road and sometimes you stay on all the way through. But you are the only one on that road. It’s your road.
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Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
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