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.
BETTE MIDLERI’m not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren’t perfect.
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I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I am very sensitive.
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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.
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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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Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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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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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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Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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I’ve always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.
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If only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
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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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Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.
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The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.
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It’s a different world now: Stars come and go quickly, and there are so many of them. I read a statistic that all the record companies combined used to put out around 3,000 albums in a year. Now they put out something like 30,000!
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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?
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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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A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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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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That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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Unfortunately, every time there’s a budget crunch in New York, the Parks Department is usually the first to be cut. So they need all the help they can get.
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I believe that Judy Garland’s artistry was so fine. I mean, when people say: ‘oh, she brought so much of her life to her music’, I don’t really believe that. I believe that she didn’t have to. She just was a moving human being. That was her gift.
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Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
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Self-esteem is something you have to earn!
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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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I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.
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I’ve always been lucky enough to have great audiences. It has been quite a life.
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