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Bette Davis Inspirational Quotes (92)

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The world's all full of thoughts about wars and space, and tragedies to the world. That's what writers are thinking about because that's what the world is thinking about.
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Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me was probably what made me successful. I've seen some very talented actors go into analysis and really lose it.
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Once the love bug wears off, as it inevitably does, you are shocked to discover that you really didn't know the object of your affections at all. We know this to be so, even as we repeat the same mistake over and over and over.
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Almost as many inhumanities are committed in the name of love as in the name of religion.
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There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.
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I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.
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Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.
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I work to stay alive.
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People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
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People stood on their chairs, cheering and waving. And it was all for me! Waves of love flooded the stage and washed over me. I started to cry. The sweetness of such a moment is impossible to describe. One is both lover and beloved. ... I'd found the one true, enduring romance of my life.
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With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn't consider dying.
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I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packs more sex than two naked bodies in bed.
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Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.
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As a female I think it's a terrible hindrance in business. I think it's a terrible hindrance for any female to have a lot of intelligence in private life, but I think in business sometimes it's even worse because there's deep resentment.
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It's a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her.
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Your luck is how you treat people.
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We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.
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I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.
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I've always liked men better than women.
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One begins to realize that one is getting old when the birthday candles weigh more than the cake.
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I believe one should be a woman at home.
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You mustn't miss the moment. There's only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
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I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.
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In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.
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