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Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD’s on and hit play and random things come out.

Bette Midler

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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Men Parent Pay
Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
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Over You Passion Running
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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Certain Kind Wanted
I don’t need anyone to write me a show in my style, I would like to do a show in a style that wasn’t my style, because that’s the only way I can grow up and grow out.
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Growing Style Up Writing
While I was growing up, I believed I could do anything I could think of. So the challenge was always to keep thinking – to get to where I wanted to be and then to think of somewhere else to go.
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Else Growing Somewhere Thinking
I sold my soul to rock ‘n’ roll.
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Rocks Roll Sold Soul
The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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Funny Jealousy Success
[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.
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Helen Orchestra Singing
Me, I’m just a hack. I’m just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.
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Hack Just
Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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Chain Devil Soul
I wish America would spend even half as much time complaining about plastics in our oceans as we do about actresses’ plastic surgery.
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Country Ocean Wish
I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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Expectations People Unrealistic
A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.
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Grow Up Mother People
If only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
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Actresses Being Different Singers
If someone were to say seriously, “I’m divine,” she’d have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions going around saying “I’m God.” But because I’m funny about it, they haven’t locked me up yet. And I don’t give myself airs, either.
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Air Giving People
My mother would only let us go to the musicals.
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Let Mother Musical

Sometimes 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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Sometimes 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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