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Bette Midler Quotes

41 Motivational Quotes By Bette Midler That Are Sure To Delight You

Famous As: Singer & Actress Known for her Chart Hits 'The Rose', 'Wind Beneath My Wings' and the Movie 'The Rose'

Born On: 1945

Born In: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Age: 79 Years

Bette Midler is an acclaimed actress, film producer, comedian, songwriter and singer, who has become one of the most recognisable entertainers in the United States over a career that has spanned over 5 decades. She first became famous as a singer and released a number of solo albums that made her a mainstream star. Some of her famous songs include ‘From a Distance’, ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’, ‘Do You Want to Dance’ and ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ among others. Midler has also been a highly successful actress and won the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for Best Actress for her debut performance in ‘The Rose’. Some of her noted films include ‘For the Boys’, ‘The First Wives Club’, ‘Gypsy’, ‘Beaches’ and ‘Outrageous Fortune’. Her three ‘Emmy Awards’, three ‘Grammys’ and four ‘Golden Globe Awards’ is a testament to her versatility as an entertainer. As is the case with most comedians, Midler is an excellent speaker and is prone to drop outstanding one-liners about most topics that she has a passing interest in. Here is a collection of some of her most well-known quotes and thoughts which have been excerpted from her movies, dialogues, stand-ups, writings, lyrics, interviews, work and life.

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Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.

Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.
Bette Midler

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

If I could be granted a wish, I'd shine in your eye like a jewel.
Like I
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I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.

I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.
I
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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.

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.
Me
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I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.

I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.
I
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I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.

I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.
Me I
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After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.
Bette Midler

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.
I
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I feel like a million tonight - but one at a time.

I feel like a million tonight - but one at a time.
Time Like I
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The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.

The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.
You Trying
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I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.

I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
I
Bette Midler

I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.

I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.
I
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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.

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.
I
Bette Midler

Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!

Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!
Art Music I
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I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.

I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.
You Me Never Time I
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I'm working my way toward divinity.
Bette Midler

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

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

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.

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.
Like
Bette Midler

If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?

If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
Books
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Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it's like a jackhammer.

Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it's like a jackhammer.
Me Like Music
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I sometimes think I should go back to school to learn French and music, but who would have me?

I sometimes think I should go back to school to learn French and music, but who would have me?
Me Think Music I
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I hope to keep entertaining in some way until I can't physically entertain any longer. It's what I was born to do, and I love this profession.

I hope to keep entertaining in some way until I can't physically entertain any longer. It's what I was born to do, and I love this profession.
Love Hope I
Bette Midler

My husband calls it winging it - the way I just took what the studios gave me, didn't do my homework and avoided roles that would risk my image.

My husband calls it winging it - the way I just took what the studios gave me, didn't do my homework and avoided roles that would risk my image.
Me I
Bette Midler

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.
You Will I
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I got so far away from what they told you in acting class: Do something different. Producers kept offering me the 'Sister Act' movie, but I said, 'My fans don't want to see me in a wimple.' I literally said, 'My fans don't want to see me in a wimple.'
You Me I
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I mean, can I really create a full, three-dimensional character? I don't know anymore. I'm certainly going to try.

I mean, can I really create a full, three-dimensional character? I don't know anymore. I'm certainly going to try.
Character I
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I already have a Tony for my Broadway concert in '73. It's one of the most precious things I've won.

I already have a Tony for my Broadway concert in '73. It's one of the most precious things I've won.
I
Bette Midler

I'd never done a straight play before, never, and it was very hard work - really, really hard work. It was dense, really wordy, and I was determined to learn every word of it - not just skip over bits and pieces.

I'd never done a straight play before, never, and it was very hard work - really, really hard work. It was dense, really wordy, and I was determined to learn every word of it - not just skip over bits and pieces.
Never I
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I learned to accept the audience's happiness for me, which is one of the hardest things for me to learn.

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

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.
Me I
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