You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
BETTE MIDLERIf you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
More Bette Midler Quotes
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I think the essence of humor has not changed. It’s all about surprise, facilitating follows. But the context of humor has changed.
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Thank God for the gays. I don’t know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.
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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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The outside world doesn’t have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.
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If I don’t feel right about what I’m in, I don’t feel right about anything.
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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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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 bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
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The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.
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Make sure your life is a rare entertainment! It doesn’t take anything drastic. You needn’t be gorgeous or wealthy or smart, just very enthusiastic!
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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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Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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I can get plenty of men, keeping them is the hard part.
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Men’s brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
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