If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
BETTE MIDLER[On Princess Anne:] Such an active, outdoorsy lass. She loves nature in spite of what it did to her.
More Bette Midler Quotes
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I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first.
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[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.
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You have to think you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you’re not.
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When I read that, I burst into tears. It was so generous and so basic. Not fluffy. I can’t understand why we scrimp on education and shortchange our kids. Why would the citizenry do that to the people who are going to inherit its republic?
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The [film] business is run by men, and they’re basically interested in their own species, and they’re not so interested in women belonging to the human race.
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I always wanted to be a performer, I didn’t know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
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The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.
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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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As you age, feelings do diminish.
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Enough about me. What do you think about me?
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I feel like a million tonight – but one at a time.
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Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.
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I’m working my way toward divinity.
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Find your Light; They can’t love you if they can’t see you
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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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