My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.
BETTE DAVISYou should know me well enough by now to know I don’t ask for things I don’t think I can get.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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Never, never trust anyone who asks for white wine. It means they’re phonies.
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Gay Liberation? I ain’t against it, it’s just that there’s nothing in it for me.
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You know what I’m going to have on my gravestone? ‘She did it the hard way.’
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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.
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There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.
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Your luck is how you treat people.
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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.
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I may not have been wearing a mink coat, but I was traveling with a dog. That should have made you think I was an actress!
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One begins to realize that one is getting old when the birthday candles weigh more than the cake.
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I work to stay alive.
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Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.
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I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packs more sex than two naked bodies in bed.
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The real female should be partly male and the real male should be partly female anyway.
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I will not retire while I’ve still got my legs and my make-up box.
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The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he’s dead.
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