If men found out how to give birth to children they’ll never propose again.
BETTE DAVISIf men found out how to give birth to children they’ll never propose again.
BETTE DAVISEverybody has a heart. Except some people.
BETTE DAVISYes, burn your bridges.
BETTE DAVISIt’s a very independent male creature that lives alone, and a lot of independent females who live alone. It’s all very sad but it’s much easier for both sexes to do it this way nowadays.
BETTE DAVISI am a woman meant for a man, but I never found a man who could compete.
BETTE DAVISGay Liberation? I ain’t against it, it’s just that there’s nothing in it for me.
BETTE DAVISThe only way you can become a legend is in your coffin
BETTE DAVISOne can make more enemies as a female with a brain, I think.
BETTE DAVISSome young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother’s old farmhouse — all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.
BETTE DAVISI’d marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he’d be dead within a year.
BETTE DAVISI guess I’m larger than life. That’s my problem.
BETTE DAVISTo fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.
BETTE DAVISI’ve always liked men better than women.
BETTE DAVISIf you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do it.
BETTE DAVISPeople often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
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.
BETTE DAVIS