The [film] business is run by men, and they're basically interested in their own species, and they're not so interested in women belonging to the human race.
Bette MidlerFor some people, a park is the only place in their entire world where they can see something beautiful.
Bette MidlerWhen you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. Then you're in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, "What will I do between now and then?" Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, you start thinking in terms of reform - your contribution to the world.
Bette Midler