You mustn’t miss the moment. There’s only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
BETTE DAVISAn affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring. I ought to know.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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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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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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Playing our parts. Yes, we all have to do that and from childhood on, I have found that my own character has been much harder to play worthily and far harder at times to comprehend than any of the roles I have portrayed.
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I’ve always liked men better than women.
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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 think I’ll have a large order of prognosis negative.
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Evil people you never forget them. And that’s the aim of any actress-never to be forgotten.
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Yes, burn your bridges.
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If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do it.
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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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Success is built on disappointment, and disappointment is inherent in all success.
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If men found out how to give birth to children they’ll never propose again.
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The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard he is shown as a human being.
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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.
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What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent.
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