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Sometimes you have to make your own opportunities, and that's why I'm on TV. I wasn't going to sit around anymore, waiting for the damn phone to ring. I had to create my own place - I've always done that.

Bette Midler

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Bette Midler
Age: 78
Born: 1945
Born: December 1
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