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I had a hard-scrabble childho...

I had a hard-scrabble childhood with my parents. I have a lot of baggage. To come down to the footlights and accept the audience's affection inside a Broadway theater - that didn't come easily to me.

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Through books and photographs...

Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own - and I realized that there was another world. That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.

Bette Midler 125 quotes

I sometimes think I should go...

I sometimes think I should go back to school to learn French and music, but who would have me?

Bette Midler 125 quotes

I learned to accept the audie...

I learned to accept the audience's happiness for me, which is one of the hardest things for me to learn.

Bette Midler 125 quotes

I'd make a wonderful Lady Mac...

I'd make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I'll wear a pair of platform shoes or something.

Bette Midler 125 quotes

A lot of people have no acces...

A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.

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If I could be granted a wish,...

If I could be granted a wish, I'd shine in your eye like a jewel.

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When I moved to New York City...

When I moved to New York City in 1965, I wanted to be in theater. I was following my Ethel Barrymore dream. But I was too young to be Ethel.

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I'm the last of the truly tac...

I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.

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Make sure your life is a rare...

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!

Bette Midler 125 quotes

I read a comment that made me...

I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn't want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought, "Maybe I'll get better and eventually please the person who wrote about my singing." But then I thought, "I probably will never please this person. I should just do what pleases me."

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While I was growing up, I bel...

While I was growing up, I believed I could do anything I could think of. So the challenge was always to keep thinking - to get to where I wanted to be and then to think of somewhere else to go.

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The worst part of success is ...

The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.

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Total contentment is only for...

Total contentment is only for cows.

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Self-esteem is something you ...

Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to live up to their potential.

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The only thing Madonna will e...

The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.

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Writing a book is not as toug...

Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.

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When it's three o'clock in Ne...

When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.

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Group conformity scares the p...

Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn't want to - or can't - join the Big Parade.

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As an actor, you're supposed ...

As an actor, you're supposed to take jobs that will challenge you or force fans to see you in a different light. By the '90s, I wasn't really an actor anymore. I was someone who went on the road with these gigantic concerts.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....