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I have a ball – and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That’s my core business, and that’s where I’ll always return.

Bette Midler

Me, I’m just a hack. I’m just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.
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Hack Just
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
When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.
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Humorous Inspirational New York
Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
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Over You Passion Running
The [film] business is run by men, and they’re basically interested in their own species, and they’re not so interested in women belonging to the human race.
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Men Movie Running
Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.
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Autumn Spring Summer
When I started in this [music] business, I had a dream, but it was amorphous, and I had no experience. I just had a fuzzy notion of what life would be like if I became what I pictured.
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Dream Fuzzy
I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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Expectations People Unrealistic
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.
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Opportunity Phones Waiting
As you age, feelings do diminish.
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Age Diminish Feelings
If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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Frightened Luck Out
Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.
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Jakhammer Poetry Rap
it will cleanse itself, and new life forms, maybe better ones, will come. Meanwhile, we’ll have gotten exactly what we deserved: annihilation.
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Annihilation Costume Exactly Gotten
You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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Compassion Feelings Feels
I never know how much of what I say is true.
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Cynicism Funny Truth
Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.
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Energy Music Performers

I have a ball – and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That’s my core business, and that’s where I’ll always return.

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I have a ball – and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That’s my core business, and that’s where I’ll always return.

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