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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.

Betty White

I didn’t know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time.
BETTY WHITE

Myself Social Media Sound Unknown Wasted Time
A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends.
BETTY WHITE

Best Friendship Goodness Herself Mom
I really don’t care with whom you sleep. I just care what kind of a decent human being you are.
BETTY WHITE

Care Human Myself Sleep
I’m in the middle of my sixth book, which is about animals at the Los Angeles Zoo.
BETTY WHITE

Animal Book Myself Writing
I think it’s your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school and that’s a waste of a lovely life. ‘Oh… I’m 30, oh, I’m 40, oh, 50.’ Make the most of it.
BETTY WHITE

Attitude Mental Myself Thinking Wasted Time
The bottom line is, I’m blessed with good health. On top of that, I don’t go around thinking ‘Oh, I’m 90, I better do this or I better do that.’ I’m just Betty. I’m the same Betty that I’ve always been. Take it or leave it.
BETTY WHITE

Blessing Goodness Health Leaving Myself Thinking
Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way.
BETTY WHITE

Funny Myself Retirement Vocabulary Way
Take personal responsibility. A lot of people go, ‘Well, I’ll get a dog because I have a kid and a kid needs a dog.’ And it doesn’t work out for that dog and the dog is on the street.
BETTY WHITE

Children Dog Myself People Personal Responsibility
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.
BETTY WHITE

Disappear Hate Man Myself Open Protection Road Walk
Wilderness is harder and harder to find these days on this beautiful planet, and we’re abusing our planet to the point of almost no return.
BETTY WHITE

Beautiful Hard Myself Planet Return Wild
I have the backbone of an eel.
BETTY WHITE

Backbone Myself Strength
I stayed in show business to pay for my animal business.
BETTY WHITE

Animal Business Myself Pay Show Stay
I don’t know where I learned elephants like their tongues slapped. Whatever turns you on.
BETTY WHITE

Animal Learning Turn Yourself
I am the luckiest old broad on two feet if the truth were known. It’s – but it all goes back to ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Golden Girls,’ all those – actors love to take the credit. We couldn’t do it without the writers.
BETTY WHITE

Actor Credit Love Lucky Myself Truth Writing
Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.
BETTY WHITE

Animal Better Criticism Human Lying Myself
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!’
BETTY WHITE

Box Magic Room Start Television
I’m the luckiest broad on two feet, I’ll tell you that. They say once a woman passes 40 she doesn’t get any good parts, so I’m blessed.
BETTY WHITE

Age Blessing Myself Pass Time Woman
I like double entendre because then the people who get it enjoy it, and the people who don’t get it don’t know about it.
BETTY WHITE

Enjoyment Myself People
I’m in the acting business. That’s the ego business.
BETTY WHITE

Act Business Ego Myself
I kid around a lot, but pranks are not my best strength!
BETTY WHITE

Children Comedy Myself Strength
I’m not what you might call sexy, but I’m romantic. Let’s put it that way.
BETTY WHITE

Character Myself Romantic Sex Way
I’m so compulsive about stuff, I know if I had ever gotten pregnant, of course, that would have been my whole focus. But I didn’t choose to have children because I’m focused on my career. And I just don’t think, as compulsive as I am, that I could manage both.
BETTY WHITE

Children Focus Management Myself Pregnant Thinking
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
I’ve worked with Morris Animal Foundation for more than 40 years now, and I’m so proud of all they’ve done to advance veterinary medicine for animals worldwide.
BETTY WHITE

Animal Doctor Medicine Myself Work World
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.
BETTY WHITE

Fact Life Myself Privilege Time Work
I think that a show that is as successful as ‘The Golden Girls’ is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. If you don’t feel proud to be part of a show that has that kind of track record, then shame on you, because that’s a privilege.
BETTY WHITE

Feeling Myself Privilege Proud Record Success Thinking Track
It’s fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh.
BETTY WHITE

Enjoyment Laughter Myself Serious

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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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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