As a female I think it’s a terrible hindrance in business. I think it’s a terrible hindrance for any female to have a lot of intelligence in private life, but I think in business sometimes it’s even worse because there’s deep resentment.
BETTE DAVISI was thought to be “stuck up.” I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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I guess I’m larger than life. That’s my problem.
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Gay Liberation? I ain’t against it, it’s just that there’s nothing in it for me.
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I’d luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair.
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Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.
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I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.
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You can lose everything but you can’t lose your talent!
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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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One begins to realize that one is getting old when the birthday candles weigh more than the cake.
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You mustn’t miss the moment. There’s only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
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There is a certain ecstasy in wanting things you can’t get.
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I was never very interested in boys – and there were plenty of them – vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.
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There was more good acting at Hollywood parties than ever appeared on the screen.
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If Hollywood didn’t work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world.
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The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he’s dead.
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There’s only one way to work — like hell.
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