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.
If they [at the audition] don’t like the way you sound they won’t buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging out or no ass hanging out.
My parents taught me: Do not rely on a man. Not rely on it that you get married and it pays for you. That’s what I figured. I have always paid my own bills.
I made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. And in all those years, I saw a lot. I went to foreign lands. I met interesting people. And I got it!
The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.
![Bette Midler Quote - The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/the-film-industry-is-an-ecosystem-thats-sick.jpg)
![Bette Midler Quote - [On Princess Anne:] Such an active, outdoorsy lass. She loves nature in spite of what it did to her.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/on-princess-anne-such-an-active-outdoorsy-lass-she.jpg)
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