I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
BETTE MIDLERThrough books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world.
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I’m the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.
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Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
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I sold my soul to rock ‘n’ roll.
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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’ve always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.
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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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Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.
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If someone were to say seriously, “I’m divine,” she’d have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions going around saying “I’m God.” But because I’m funny about it, they haven’t locked me up yet. And I don’t give myself airs, either.
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We are all part of the ecosystem.
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Lay a foundation – get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.
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From a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace, it’s the voice of every man
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I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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You have to think you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you’re not.
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I try not to drink too much because when I’m drunk, I bite.
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The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.
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