Most people are walking around the city like corpses; they aren't alive enough to notice the trash. They come from other places and they see it as a big garbage dump. Do you want to live and work in a garbage dump? I don't. That's partly because I grew up in the most pristine environment possible - Hawaii, where it is sacrilege to leave your garbage on the ground.
Bette MidlerI made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.
Bette MidlerWriting 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.
Bette MidlerI'm looking for something that gives me a chance to stretch. Because I have my own work, and I can do anything I want in my own work - juggle, tap dance, anything I want.
Bette Midler