I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.
BETTE MIDLERI 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 wish America would spend even half as much time complaining about plastics in our oceans as we do about actresses’ plastic surgery.
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The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
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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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Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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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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When I finally did stop and look at my life, I realized that I had done what I’d set out to do. In my pitiful little way, I had climbed the mountain I had chosen. And there I was, on top.
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Do I understand this right? I’m being marked down?
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I always wanted to be a performer, I didn’t know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
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If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
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My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.
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Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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As you age, feelings do diminish.
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If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
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Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.
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I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
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