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People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.

Bette Midler

Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reeds. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your heart to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you, its only seed.
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Flower Heart River
I wouldn’t say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.
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Memorable Women
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
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
Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
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Groups People Two
We’re all divine, but I was the only one who had the nerve to call myself that.
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Divine Myself Nerves
That’s the Oscars for ya – you remember who was nominated, but you don’t remember who won!
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Nominate Oscar Remember
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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Pruned Tense Upset
I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.
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Funny Humorous Memorable
I’m the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.
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Easy Lasts Tacky
If they [at the audition] don’t like the way you sound they won’t buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging out or no ass hanging out.
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Dresses Sound Way
Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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Attitude People Space
Let the sun stop burning, Let them tell me love’s not worth going through. If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart, The only dream that mattered had come true …In this life I was loved by you.
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Life Love Romantic
I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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Expectations People Unrealistic
Just because people don’t meet you doesn’t mean they’re not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.
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Mean People Trying
I feel like a million tonight – but one at a time.
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Inspiration Memorable Tonight

People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.

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