I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
BETTE MIDLERThank God for the gays. I don’t know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.
More Bette Midler Quotes
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The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
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Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world. That’s why I’m concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.
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it will cleanse itself, and new life forms, maybe better ones, will come. Meanwhile, we’ll have gotten exactly what we deserved: annihilation.
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The [film] business is run by men, and they’re basically interested in their own species, and they’re not so interested in women belonging to the human race.
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Enough about me. What do you think about me?
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There’s a kind of emotional exploration you plumb with a friend that you don’t really do with your family.
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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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The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.
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My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.
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For days on end, I would hardly speak, and when I did only the vilest sort of gibberish would spout forth. I became morose and fat. Unapproachable, except when eating – and then only by waiters.
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I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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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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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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I’m the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.
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If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
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