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I never know how much of what I say is true.

Bette Midler

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Bette Midler
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: December 1
Actor
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People put barriers up in your path, and one of those barriers is age. They tell you, You're too old. You don't photograph so well anymore. I know I don't photograph so well anymore, so what can I do? I can do something different, where it doesn't matter as much how I look.
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The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.
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If they [at the audition] don't like the way you sound they won't buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging out or no ass hanging out.
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I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening... that's the art.
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I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.
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I've forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I'm too young.
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When the movies first started, audiences were dumbstruck to see actresses walking around in evening gowns. They'd never seen anything like that. They wanted to be like those actors and actresses, so the movies informed their behavior. A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time - if not of my block - being made to sound positively legumelike in printed interviews.
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I have my standards. They're low, but I have them.
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That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds. Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!
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