With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn’t consider dying.
BETTE DAVISWith the newspaper strike on, I wouldn’t consider dying.
BETTE DAVISYou know what nostalgia is, don’t you? It’s basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.
BETTE DAVISI often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packs more sex than two naked bodies in bed.
BETTE DAVISYou will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.
BETTE DAVISYour luck is how you treat people.
BETTE DAVISPleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.
BETTE DAVISSuccess is built on disappointment, and disappointment is inherent in all success.
BETTE DAVISOne begins to realize that one is getting old when the birthday candles weigh more than the cake.
BETTE DAVISI 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 DAVISIt 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.
BETTE DAVISI was thought to be “stuck up.” I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself.
BETTE DAVISSome young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother’s old farmhouse — all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.
BETTE DAVISIf Hollywood didn’t work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world.
BETTE DAVISI will not retire while I’ve still got my legs and my make-up box.
BETTE DAVISWomen are the essential part of the theater but the writers are not writing about women. I think they’re too perplexed about the whole female situation probably.
BETTE DAVISIt’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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