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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.

Bette Midler

Lay a foundation – get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.
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Enough Foundation Great Lay
I sold my soul to rock ‘n’ roll.
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Rocks Roll Sold Soul
I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.
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Thinking Two War
I can get plenty of men, keeping them is the hard part.
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Men Plenty Relationship
If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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Laugh Laughing Slave
Honey, I can smell the scent of another woman from 500 paces.
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Infidelity Pace Smell
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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Art Listening Moving
I’d make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I’ll wear a pair of platform shoes or something.
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Lady Macbeth Pairs Shoes
I feel like a million tonight – but one at a time.
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Inspiration Memorable Tonight
I’m mad about God! That’s why I’m divine.
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Divine God Mad
Enough about me. What do you think about me?
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About Enough Thinking
When I read that, I burst into tears. It was so generous and so basic. Not fluffy. I can’t understand why we scrimp on education and shortchange our kids. Why would the citizenry do that to the people who are going to inherit its republic?
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Country Generous Kids Shortchange Understand
You can’t just have a clean public space – you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw them in.
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People Space Use
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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Hard People Self Esteem Work
I made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. And in all those years, I saw a lot. I went to foreign lands. I met interesting people. And I got it!
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Garbage Good Lot People Saw Way
We are all part of the ecosystem.
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All Ecosystems Parts

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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