A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.
BETTE DAVISYou can lose everything but you can’t lose your talent!
More Bette Davis Quotes
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Almost as many inhumanities are committed in the name of love as in the name of religion.
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It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.
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I was thought to be “stuck up.” I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself.
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I think I’ll have a large order of prognosis negative.
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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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The only way you can become a legend is in your coffin
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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.
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We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.
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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 am a woman meant for a man, but I never found a man who could compete.
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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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Pray to God and say the lines.
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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 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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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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