I was thought to be ‘stuck up.’ I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.
BETTE DAVISI firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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I’m the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.
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If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.
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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.
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Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.
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Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
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It’s a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her.
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I never said anything that was unprintable. Never said anything just for the sake of being startling.
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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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I was never very interested in boys – and there were plenty of them – vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.
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We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.
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I firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent.
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There was more good acting at Hollywood parties than ever appeared on the screen.
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If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do it.
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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.
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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.
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