I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
BETTE MIDLERThe first time I saw a picture of [fabled actress] Ethel Barrymore – she was on Broadway and she was wearing pearls. I thought, “That’s who I should grow up to be.” It’s odd, because it was her physical image that I wanted;
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Men’s brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
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I want it all – and I would like it delivered.
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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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Total contentment is only for cows.
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From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.
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I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
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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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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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If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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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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Self-esteem is something you have to earn!
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I try not to drink too much because when I’m drunk, I bite.
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I can get plenty of men, keeping them is the hard part.
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When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.
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