hen you’re in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, “What will I do between now and then?” Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, you start thinking in terms of reform – your contribution to the world.
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More Bette Midler Quotes
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The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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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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Find your Light; They can’t love you if they can’t see you
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My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.
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A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.
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Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
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All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it for one minute. He hasn’t been to one of my shows.
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I tried to charm the pants off Bob Dylan, but everyone will be disappointed to learn that I was unsuccessful. I got close – a couple of fast feels in the front seat of a Cadillac.
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I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.
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When I turned 50, I threw myself a big birthday party, and I looked seriously at what my life has been about. I recommend this to everybody. Ask yourself, “What have I done? How did I do it? Where’d I mess up?
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Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.
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When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. T
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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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I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn’t want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought,
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I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can’t stop it.
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