My mother would only let us go to the musicals.
BETTE MIDLERHere I am, one of the most colorful women of my time – if not of my block – being made to sound positively legumelike in printed interviews.
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Where did I do well?” When I did this assessment of my life, I said to myself, “It was really good.”
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That’s the Oscars for ya – you remember who was nominated, but you don’t remember who won!
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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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Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I’ll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?
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If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
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Most people don’t deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Chaplin or Lucille Ball.
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I’m not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren’t perfect.
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My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.
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Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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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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Men’s brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
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Do I understand this right? I’m being marked down?
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Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD’s on and hit play and random things come out.
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