My parents taught me: Do not rely on a man. Not rely on it that you get married and it pays for you. That's what I figured. I have always paid my own bills.
Bette MidlerIf only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
Bette MidlerIt's the one who won't be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.
Bette MidlerThe people who are out to destroy the environment think they're going to get away with it. Are they breathing different air than we're breathing? Are they eating different food? I mean, where do they think they're going to go? What do they think is going to be better than what they have destroyed? I just don't get it.
Bette Midler