Honey, I can smell the scent of another woman from 500 paces.
BETTE MIDLERI fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
More Bette Midler Quotes
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The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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My mother would only let us go to the musicals.
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Unfortunately, every time there’s a budget crunch in New York, the Parks Department is usually the first to be cut. So they need all the help they can get.
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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it for one minute. He hasn’t been to one of my shows.
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I try not to drink too much because when I’m drunk, I bite.
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Most people don’t deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Chaplin or Lucille Ball.
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Total contentment is only for cows.
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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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Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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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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There’s the media-driven universe, in which the public perceives you in a superficial way. Then there’s the universe that you actually inhabit, where you have to get up even if you didn’t sleep so well, and you feel like crap and your face is swollen.
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Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
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