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I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Sometimes you have to make your own opportunities, and that’s why I’m on TV. I wasn’t going to sit around anymore, waiting for the damn phone to ring. I had to create my own place – I’ve always done that.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
Bette MidlerBette Midler A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
Bette MidlerBette Midler I decided years ago not to read stories about myself anymore. Each one is a potential minefield: Whatever it says, you’re bound to take it the wrong way. Why do it if you know it’s going to make you miserable?
Bette MidlerBette Midler That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
Bette MidlerBette Midler I celebrate everyone’s religious holidays. if it’s good enough for the righteous, it’s good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.
Bette MidlerBette Midler As you age, feelings do diminish.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
Bette MidlerBette Midler I’m looking for something that gives me a chance to stretch. Because I have my own work, and I can do anything I want in my own work – juggle, tap dance, anything I want.
Bette MidlerBette Midler I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can’t stop it.
Bette MidlerBette Midler In a marriage, you struggle and struggle and struggle, and then you realize that you have to ride the horse in the direction it’s going. You stop trying to pull the reins in another direction.
Bette MidlerBette Midler People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Honey, I can smell the scent of another woman from 500 paces.
Bette MidlerBette Midler 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.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Total contentment is only for cows.
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