I’m working my way toward divinity.
BETTE MIDLERYou can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
More Bette Midler Quotes
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I always wanted to be a performer, I didn’t know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
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I’ve always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.
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I’m looking for something that gives me a chance to stretch. Because I have my own work, and I can do anything I want in my own work – juggle, tap dance, anything I want.
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I made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. And in all those years, I saw a lot. I went to foreign lands. I met interesting people. And I got it!
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I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I am very sensitive.
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Image is everything, and the voice or the idea or the song is hardly anything at all. Half the time the person isn’t even doing the singing. I’m a bit cynical about this [music] business.
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Do you want to live and work in a garbage dump? I don’t. That’s partly because I grew up in the most pristine environment possible – Hawaii, where it is sacrilege to leave your garbage on the ground.
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You can’t just have a clean public space – you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw them in.
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I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn’t want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought,
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[On Princess Anne:] Such an active, outdoorsy lass. She loves nature in spite of what it did to her.
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Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
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If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
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I think the essence of humor has not changed. It’s all about surprise, facilitating follows. But the context of humor has changed.
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