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Where did I do well?” When I did this assessment of my life, I said to myself, “It was really good.”

Bette Midler

I’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
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Daughter Grandchildren Young
Total contentment is only for cows.
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Contentment Cows Total
My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.
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Independent Sibling Teacher
A lot of people say that my life is wasted on me because I could be a bigger asshole than I am, but I’ve chosen not to be.
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Bigger Life People
My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.
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Daughter Independent Real
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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Different Stars Years
I never know how much of what I say is true.
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Cynicism Funny Truth
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
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.
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Holiday Religious Self
Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
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Over You Passion Running
When the movies first started, audiences were dumbstruck to see actresses walking around in evening gowns. They’d never seen anything like that. They wanted to be like those actors and actresses, so the movies informed their behavior.
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Drinking People Smoking
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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Believe Mean Moving
I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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Low Lows Standards
Find your Light; They can’t love you if they can’t see you
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Light Love You See
Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.
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Acceptance Inspirational Strong Women
I want it all – and I would like it delivered.
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All Delivered Want

Where did I do well?” When I did this assessment of my life, I said to myself, “It was really good.”

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Where did I do well?” When I did this assessment of my life, I said to myself, “It was really good.”

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