If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
BETTE MIDLERIf somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
BETTE MIDLERIf only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
BETTE MIDLERI hope to keep entertaining in some way until I can’t physically entertain any longer. It’s what I was born to do, and I love this profession.
BETTE MIDLERSome say love it is a river that drowns the tender reeds. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your heart to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you, its only seed.
BETTE MIDLERI’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
BETTE MIDLERI 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 MIDLERI fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
BETTE MIDLERI loved the photographs of people wearing elaborate makeup and costumes – they really pulled at me inside. I was in that library every week for years, until I was about 13. I had a rich interior life, because I didn’t have much of a social life.
BETTE MIDLERIf you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
BETTE MIDLERDo I understand this right? I’m being marked down?
BETTE MIDLERAll 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 MIDLERIf you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
BETTE MIDLERFrom a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace, it’s the voice of every man
BETTE MIDLERMen’s brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
BETTE MIDLERSold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
BETTE MIDLERTotal contentment is only for cows.
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