You know what nostalgia is, don’t you? It’s basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.
BETTE DAVISIf men found out how to give birth to children they’ll never propose again.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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You know what nostalgia is, don’t you? It’s basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.
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People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
BETTE DAVISPeople often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
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At 50, I thought proudly: Here we are, half century! Being 60 was fairly frightening. You want to know how I spent my 70th birthday? I put on a completely black face, a fuzzy black Afro wig, wore black clothes and hung a black wreath on my door.
BETTE DAVISAt 50, I thought proudly: Here we are, half century! Being 60 was fairly frightening. You want to know how I spent my 70th birthday? I put on a completely black face, a fuzzy black Afro wig, wore black clothes and hung a black wreath on my door.
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Good actors I’ve worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life.
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I work to stay alive.
BETTE DAVISI work to stay alive.
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Strong women only marry weak men.
BETTE DAVISStrong women only marry weak men.
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I have eyes like a bullfrog, a neck like an ostrich and long, limp hair. You just have to be good to survive with that equipment.
BETTE DAVISI have eyes like a bullfrog, a neck like an ostrich and long, limp hair. You just have to be good to survive with that equipment.
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There’s only one way to work — like hell.
BETTE DAVISThere’s only one way to work — like hell.
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I’m the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.
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There is a certain ecstasy in wanting things you can’t get.
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I will not retire while I’ve still got my legs and my make-up box.
BETTE DAVISI will not retire while I’ve still got my legs and my make-up box.
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It’s better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you’re not. It’s a sign of your worth sometimes, if you’re hated by the right people.
BETTE DAVISIt’s better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you’re not. It’s a sign of your worth sometimes, if you’re hated by the right people.
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I wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.
BETTE DAVISI wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.
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Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it’s not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be fit to enter the outside world.
BETTE DAVISBasically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it’s not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be fit to enter the outside world.
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My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.
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The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he’s dead.
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