Bette Midler on names
Bette Midler137 quotes“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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The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.
Bette MidlerBette 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 MidlerBette Midler I’m the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.
Bette MidlerBette Midler I’ve always been lucky enough to have great audiences. It has been quite a life.
Bette MidlerBette Midler [On Princess Anne:] Such an active, outdoorsy lass. She loves nature in spite of what it did to her.
Bette MidlerBette Midler My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I’ll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?
Bette MidlerBette Midler If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
Bette MidlerBette Midler 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.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Where did I do well?” When I did this assessment of my life, I said to myself, “It was really good.”
Bette MidlerBette Midler 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.
Bette MidlerBette Midler When it’s time to shuffle off this mortal coil, you leave your ashes to be composted.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Previously, the jokes were more related to current issues, political. Today people make about each other either funny or about people like Kim Kardashian. It’s brutal. Everything is so much vielschmutziger.
Bette MidlerBette Midler For days on end, I would hardly speak, and when I did only the vilest sort of gibberish would spout forth. I became morose and fat. Unapproachable, except when eating – and then only by waiters.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
Ginnie BaleGinnie Bale
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You ask yourself, ‘What do you want your legacy to be?’ I’m content at this point to say, ‘Those who follow me.’ Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I’ve got a pretty good group, so far.
Bill ParcellsBill Parcells What do you call a kid with no arms and an eyepatch? Names.
Bo BurnhamBo Burnham The soldiers that didn’t come back were the heroes. It’s a roll of the dice. If a bullet has your name on it, you’re a hero. If you hear a bullet go by, you’re a survivor.
Bob FellerBob Feller I just hope I don’t have to explain all the times I’ve used His name in vain when I get up there.
Bob HopeBob Hope When I was better known than her, she put my name in that tent. I was asked to do Celebrity Big Brother, but why should I? We live in an age where fame is not related to what you do.
Billy ChildishBilly Childish In my mind, not in real life. My rap name will be Optimus Rhymes. Or the Notorious B.o.B.
Bobby MoynihanBobby Moynihan Intelligent people tend to talk about the facts. They don’t sit around and call each other names. That’s what you can find on a third grade playground.
Benjamin CarsonBenjamin Carson I have no idea why my mom picked Bob, and I’ve never asked her. My name used to get slaughtered all the time by other people. I was ‘Desmond’ or ‘Damon’ or ‘Demon.’ So Bob’s cool.
Bob SandersBob Sanders
