You have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had been here before. And she was a little disappointed that she was here again.
BETTE MIDLERLet the sun stop burning, Let them tell me love’s not worth going through. If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart, The only dream that mattered had come true …In this life I was loved by you.
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My mother would only let us go to the musicals.
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I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.
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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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That’s the Oscars for ya – you remember who was nominated, but you don’t remember who won!
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Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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Just remember, during the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, that there’s a seed that with the sun’s love in the spring becomes a rose.
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It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you’re playing somebody’s mother – and there aren’t even a lot of those roles!
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Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
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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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I haven’t left my house in days. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election; all the commercials are Viagra and Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection! Either way we’re screwed!
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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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If I don’t feel right about what I’m in, I don’t feel right about anything.
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People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.
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Life is like cooking your masterpiece recipe. You have to get the right ingredients,have the right mixture and the right cooking time to reveal the PERFECT and DELICIOUS TASTE of your craft.
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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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