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The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
Bette Midler
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Bette Midler
Age: 78
Born: 1945
Born: December 1
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When I finally did stop and look at my life, I realized that I had done what I'd set out to do. In my pitiful little way, I had climbed the mountain I had chosen. And there I was, on top.
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It's important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish - and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can't accomplish.
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If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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I don't like violence. I get sick from violence. Do you think people are excited by violence?
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There's the media-driven universe, in which the public perceives you in a superficial way. Then there's the universe that you actually inhabit, where you have to get up even if you didn't sleep so well, and you feel like crap and your face is swollen.
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Marriage is such hard work. And it's full of rage and real human drama.
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If someone were to say seriously, I'm divine, she'd have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions going around saying I'm God. But because I'm funny about it, they haven't locked me up yet. And I don't give myself airs, either.
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From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.
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We are all part of the ecosystem.
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My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.
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I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.
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I'm so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you've been-what's the word?-oh yes: 'fired.'
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When you have a steady job you're more inspired to broaden yourself.
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It's a different world now: Stars come and go quickly, and there are so many of them. I read a statistic that all the record companies combined used to put out around 3,000 albums in a year. Now they put out something like 30,000!
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I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first. Lay a foundation - get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.
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When it's time to shuffle off this mortal coil, you leave your ashes to be composted.
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I've forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I'm too young.
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I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.
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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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