To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.
BETTE DAVISPleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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The real actor – like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.
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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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You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.
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Oh, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We’ve already got the stars.
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I will not retire while I’ve still got my legs and my make-up box.
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I’ve lost my faith in science.
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There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.
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Strong women only marry weak men.
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You know what I’m going to have on my gravestone? ‘She did it the hard way.’
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We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.
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Your luck is how you treat people.
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You mustn’t miss the moment. There’s only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
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Some 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.
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I wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.
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Mother of three; divorcee; American. Twenty years experience as an actress in motion pictures. Mobile still and more affable than rumour would have it. Wants steady employment in Hollywood. (Has had Broadway). References upon request.
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