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We're all divine, but I was the only one who had the nerve to call myself that.
Bette Midler
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Bette Midler
Age: 78
Born: 1945
Born: December 1
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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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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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I come from an overly confident place. But I'm overconfident because of feelings of inferiority.
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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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If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
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When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.
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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.
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Make sure your life is a rare entertainment! It doesn't take anything drastic. You needn't be gorgeous or wealthy or smart, just very enthusiastic!
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