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I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I am very sensitive.

Bette Midler

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Bette Midler
Age: 78
Born: 1945
Born: December 1
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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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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'd make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I'll wear a pair of platform shoes or something.
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I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
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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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before one actually visits them, everyone tends to think of their favorite countries as one grand Disneyland filled with national monuments and historical treasures conveniently laid out for easy viewing, when what they really are filled with, of course, is people going to work, laundromats and places to buy rat poison.
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For some people, a park is the only place in their entire world where they can see something beautiful.
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