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I’m a big cockeyed optimist. I try to accentuate the positive as opposed to the negative.

Betty White

I’m not what you might call sexy, but I’m romantic. Let’s put it that way.
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Character Myself Romantic Sex Way
I was one of the first women producers in Hollywood.
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Hollywood Myself Production Woman
When we started in television, there was that magic box in the corner of the room, and ‘Oh my gosh – look what it’s doing!’
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Box Magic Room Start Television
A lady likes to be complimented on her looks, her eyes, her figure. But the personality comments are much appreciated.
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Appreciation Body Comment Compliment Eyes Myself
The writers are the stars of every really successful sitcom.
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Movie Stardom Success Writing
Why retire from something if you’re loving it so much and enjoying it so much, and you’re blessed with another group of people to work with like the gang on ‘Hot in Cleveland?’ Why would I think of retiring? What would I do with myself?
BETTY WHITE

Enjoyment Love Myself Retirement
If you’re walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing.
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Disappear Hate Man Myself Open Protection Road Walk
I stayed in show business to pay for my animal business.
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Animal Business Myself Pay Show Stay
I’m in the acting business. That’s the ego business.
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Act Business Ego Myself
If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn’t work, you’re a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn’t sound great to me!
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Failure Greatness Myself Sound Work
Doing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don’t get that laugh, there’s something wrong.
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Comedy Drama Easy Laughter Myself Wrong
When I realized I could use Facebook as a way to communicate directly with my fans, I thought it would be a great idea.
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Communication Direction Greatness Idea Myself Realization
I’m in the middle of my sixth book, which is about animals at the Los Angeles Zoo.
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Animal Book Myself Writing
I think a lot of people like hidden-camera shows where they think they’re spying on somebody who doesn’t know they’re looking at them. And nobody takes it seriously – you either enjoy it and get a laugh out of the reactions or not.
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Camera Enjoyment Hide People Reaction Serious Yourself
I’m having the time of my life and the fact that I’m still working – how lucky can you get? I’m 90 years old and still able to work as much as I do. That’s a privilege.
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Fact Life Myself Privilege Time Work
Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it’s got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can’t just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that – it’s got to be funny.
BETTY WHITE

Funny Humor Joke Yourself

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