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You should know me well enough by now to know I don't ask for things I don't think I can get.
Bette Davis
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Bette Davis
Age: 81 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 5
Died: 1989
Died: October 6
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East Chelmsford
Massachusetts
Ruth Elizabeth Davis
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In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.
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If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.
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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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Never, never trust anyone who asks for white wine. It means they're phonies.
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Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me.
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Old age is no place for sissies.
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You know what nostalgia is, don't you? It's basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.
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It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.
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With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn't consider dying.
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I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.
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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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Joan Crawford is a movie star. I am an actress.
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I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which means you've had it.
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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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If everybody likes you, you are not a very interesting person.
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Evil people you never forget them. And that's the aim of any actress-never to be forgotten.
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I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he'd be dead within a year.
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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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You can lose everything but you can't lose your talent!
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The real female should be partly male and the real male should be partly female anyway.
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