I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.
BETTE DAVIS
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Bette DavisBette Davis I have been at war from the beginning. I’ve never looked back before. I’ve never had the time and it has always seemed so dangerous. To look back is to relax one’s vigil.
Bette DavisBette Davis I never said anything that was unprintable. Never said anything just for the sake of being startling.
Bette DavisBette Davis I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.
Bette DavisBette Davis Your luck is how you treat people.
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Bette DavisBette Davis We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.
Bette DavisBette Davis You know what nostalgia is, don’t you? It’s basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.
Bette DavisBette Davis I want to die with my high heels on, still in action.
Bette DavisBette Davis The world’s all full of thoughts about wars and space, and tragedies to the world. That’s what writers are thinking about because that’s what the world is thinking about.
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Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.
Angela DuckworthAngela Duckworth I am hungry, feed me; I am bored, amuse me.
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