If I don’t feel right about what I’m in, I don’t feel right about anything.
BETTE MIDLERWhen 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?
More Bette Midler Quotes
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While I was growing up, I believed I could do anything I could think of. So the challenge was always to keep thinking – to get to where I wanted to be and then to think of somewhere else to go.
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I wouldn’t say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.
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I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.
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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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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.
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Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world. That’s why I’m concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.
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Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
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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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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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A person’s life is a journey, a road. Sometimes you go off the road and sometimes you stay on all the way through. But you are the only one on that road. It’s your road.
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A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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It’s important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish – and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can’t accomplish.
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I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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When I finally did stop and look at my life, I realized that I had done what I’d set out to do. In my pitiful little way, I had climbed the mountain I had chosen. And there I was, on top.
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I never know how much of what I say is true.
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