You have to think you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you’re not.
BETTE MIDLERSelf-esteem is something you have to earn!
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If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
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I’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
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Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
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hen you’re in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, “What will I do between now and then?” Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, you start thinking in terms of reform – your contribution to the world.
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I try not to drink too much because when I’m drunk, I bite.
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I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
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From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.
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We are all part of the ecosystem.
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I have a ball – and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That’s my core business, and that’s where I’ll always return.
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I’m mad about God! That’s why I’m divine.
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I’m working my way toward divinity.
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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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Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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