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 WHITEI 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.
More Betty White Quotes
-
-
I like bawdy humor. I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.
BETTY WHITE -
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 -
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 -
Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way.
BETTY WHITE -
You know what the problem that animal activists sometimes have? They only concentrate on the heartbreaking things to the point where the general public thinks, ‘Oh, here comes those animal folks again and I’m going to hear all the things I don’t want to hear.’
BETTY WHITE -
I stayed in show business to pay for my animal business.
BETTY WHITE -
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 -
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 -
I cannot stand the people who get wonderful starts in show business and who abuse it. Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen, for example, although there are plenty of others, too. They are the most blessed people in the world, and they don’t appreciate it.
BETTY WHITE -
Doing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don’t get that laugh, there’s something wrong.
BETTY WHITE -
I was an only child and I had a mother and father who were just – there wasn’t a straight man in the house, and I mean that in a very nice way. They were fun, and we would laugh a lot.
BETTY WHITE -
Anger tears me up inside, My own, or anyone else’s.
BETTY WHITE -
A lady likes to be complimented on her looks, her eyes, her figure. But the personality comments are much appreciated.
BETTY WHITE -
I enjoy being busy, I really do. Remember, I’m the stub end of the railroad. I have no family, so I’m not taking busy time away from people that I should be spending it with. So I’m just relaxing and enjoying it.
BETTY WHITE -
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