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.
BETTE DAVISYou mustn’t miss the moment. There’s only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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Among the reasons marriages fail, sex ranks no higher than fourth, behind money, having only one bathroom, and an inability to communicate, reasons one, two and three.
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I’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.
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I think men have got to change an awful lot. They still prefer the little woman.
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I will never be below the title.
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The only reason anyone goes to Broadway is because they can’t get work in the movies.
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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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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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There’s only one way to work — like hell.
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Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child.He needs guidance.If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.
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You mustn’t miss the moment. There’s only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
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Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night! – As Margo Channing in All About Eve
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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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Oh, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We’ve already got the stars.
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It’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.
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Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.
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