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When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.

Bette Midler

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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Essence Issues Thinking
Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world.
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Book Saws World
A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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Cigarettes Cool Smoking
I’m mad about God! That’s why I’m divine.
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Divine God Mad
Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.
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Energy Music Performers
It’s a different world now: Stars come and go quickly, and there are so many of them. I read a statistic that all the record companies combined used to put out around 3,000 albums in a year. Now they put out something like 30,000!
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Different Stars Years
When I turned 50, I threw myself a big birthday party, and I looked seriously at what my life has been about. I recommend this to everybody. Ask yourself, “What have I done? How did I do it? Where’d I mess up?
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Assessment Land Party
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 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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Cadillacs Couple Sex
Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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Chain Devil Soul
It’s important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish – and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can’t accomplish.
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Beats Important Off Pissed
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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Heaven Home World
I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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Expectations People Unrealistic
Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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Attitude People Space
Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.
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Jakhammer Poetry Rap
I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.
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Fun Giving People

When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.

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