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To look back is to relax one's vigil.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Back Look Relax

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Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Acting Becomes Creation Insight Just Trade Without Wonder

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There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Bravo Cannot Credulity Days Everybody Excuse Give Give Me Good Good Old Days Heroes Me New Now Old Old Days People Slick Them Today Touch Truth Villains Words You

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If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Been Child Hated Never Parent You Your Your Child

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I'd luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Hair Just Kiss Washed Ya

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In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Business Known Monster Star Until You

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Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life.

~Bette Davis

Topics: After Beginning Durable Flooded Great Life Love Me My Life Over Romance Stage Washed Wave

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I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Achieved Am Apple Breeds Compulsive Devoured Doomed Endless Eternity Goal Golden New Only Satisfies Seeds Set Success Work I Am

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It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Last Sitting Up Wish

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I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Actor Any Business Dare Enemy Get Made Make Out Professional Regret Should Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: April 5th, 1908

Died: October 6th, 1989

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