I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
BETTE MIDLERI had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first.
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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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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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Enough about me. What do you think about me?
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Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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[On Denmark:] … that little country of cottage cheese and courage.
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I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening… that’s the art.
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Just because people don’t meet you doesn’t mean they’re not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.
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I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.
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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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I’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
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The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It’s a completely different way to get entertainment.
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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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Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.
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People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. T
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