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I’m the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

Bette Davis

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.
BETTE DAVIS

Achievement End Forever Goal Myself Success
If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.
BETTE DAVIS

Children Hate Parents Yourself
If men found out how to give birth to children they’ll never propose again.
BETTE DAVIS

Born Children Men Sex
There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.
BETTE DAVIS

Goodness Hero Old People
I was thought to be “stuck up.” I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself.
BETTE DAVIS

Confidence Myself Stuck
I wanted to be the first to win three Oscars, but Miss Hepburn has done it. Actually it hasn’t been done. Miss Hepburn only won half an Oscar. If they’d given me half an Oscar I would have thrown it back in their faces. You see, I’m an Aries. I never lose.
BETTE DAVIS

Missing Opportunity Reward Winning
I would take a bad script and a good director any day against a good script and a bad director.
BETTE DAVIS

Director Fire Goodness Herself Myself
In this business, until you’re known as a monster you’re not a star.
BETTE DAVIS

Business Stars Yourself
As a female I think it’s a terrible hindrance in business. I think it’s a terrible hindrance for any female to have a lot of intelligence in private life, but I think in business sometimes it’s even worse because there’s deep resentment.
BETTE DAVIS

Business Intelligence Life Love Thinking
I’d luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair.
BETTE DAVIS

Funny Hairs Life Myself
The only reason anyone goes to Broadway is because they can’t get work in the movies.
BETTE DAVIS

Movie Reason
If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do it.
BETTE DAVIS

Age Couple
One can be respected with the truth in Hollywood just as much as anywhere else you know or else I wouldn’t have had a career.
BETTE DAVIS

Career Careers Hollywood Myself Respect Truth
I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.
BETTE DAVIS

Empowerment Inspirational Women
Getting old is not for sissies.
BETTE DAVIS

Age Old
If Hollywood didn’t work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world.
BETTE DAVIS

Career Life Myself

I’m the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

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