The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
BETTE MIDLERSometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD’s on and hit play and random things come out.
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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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My parents taught me: Do not rely on a man. Not rely on it that you get married and it pays for you. That’s what I figured. I have always paid my own bills.
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When I finally did stop and look at my life, I realized that I had done what I’d set out to do. In my pitiful little way, I had climbed the mountain I had chosen. And there I was, on top.
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When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.
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I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
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I believe that Judy Garland’s artistry was so fine. I mean, when people say: ‘oh, she brought so much of her life to her music’, I don’t really believe that. I believe that she didn’t have to. She just was a moving human being. That was her gift.
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Find your Light; They can’t love you if they can’t see you
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When I turned 50, I threw myself a big birthday party, and I looked seriously at what my life has been about. I recommend this to everybody. Ask yourself, “What have I done? How did I do it? Where’d I mess up?
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I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.
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Lay a foundation – get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.
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Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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It’s the one who won’t be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.
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I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
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I’d make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I’ll wear a pair of platform shoes or something.
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