Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Daviswas an American actress of film, television and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 April 1908
CityLowell, MA
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I want to die with my high heels on, still in action.
wine mean white
Never, never trust anyone who asks for white wine. It means they're phonies.
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Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be fit to enter the outside world.
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I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.
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I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.
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I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.
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I wouldnt piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire
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You know what nostalgia is, don't you? It's basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.
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One begins to realize that one is getting old when the birthday candles weigh more than the cake.
i-miss-you missing-you pain
It's true we don't know what we've got until its gone, but we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.
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Once the love bug wears off, as it inevitably does, you are shocked to discover that you really didn't know the object of your affections at all. We know this to be so, even as we repeat the same mistake over and over and over.
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If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.
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My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.
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The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.