I 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.
BETTE MIDLERMe, I’m just a hack. I’m just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.
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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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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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Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.
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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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Even if the whole human race dies off because we keep fighting and killing each other and being heartless, the planet will take care of itself. Eventually, after millions of years.
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One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem and addressed the sixth-grade class. He looked out at that sea of faces and said, “If any of you wants to go to college, I will pay for it.”
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The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
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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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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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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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We’re all divine, but I was the only one who had the nerve to call myself that.
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If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
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