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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.

Bette Midler

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