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I always try to balance the light with the heavy – a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

Bette Midler

[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.
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Helen Orchestra Singing
I feel like a million tonight – but one at a time.
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Inspiration Memorable Tonight
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
As you age, feelings do diminish.
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Age Diminish Feelings
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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Distance Men Ocean
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
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
You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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Compassion Feelings Feels
I wouldn’t say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.
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Memorable Women
After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.
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Age Birthday Funny Mind
It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you’re playing somebody’s mother – and there aren’t even a lot of those roles!
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Age Culture Mother
I’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
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Daughter Grandchildren Young
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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Ask Glamorous Grave Think Yourself
A person’s life is a journey, a road. Sometimes you go off the road and sometimes you stay on all the way through. But you are the only one on that road. It’s your road.
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Journey Sometimes Way
I want it all – and I would like it delivered.
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All Delivered Want
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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Done Looks Mountain

I always try to balance the light with the heavy – a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

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I always try to balance the light with the heavy – a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

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