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title: "3 Fabulous Quotes By Bette Midler"
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> [I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-think-most-of-us-are-torn-we-have-at-least-two-people-at-war-in-our/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae8/bette-midler-1976_bigger_i-think-most-of-us-are-torn-we-have-at-l_3027324.jpg)

> [I have a ball - and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-have-a-ball-and-it-keeps-my-heart-rate-up-i-get-to-wear-fabulous/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/bette-midler-1976_ball_i-have-a-ball-and-it-keeps-my-heart-rate_3040255.jpg)

> [Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are doing pretty well at getting noticed - a lot of people are doing pretty well at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/britney-spears-and-christina-aguilera-are-doing-pretty-well-at/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/bette-midler-1976_ability_britney-spears-and-christina-aguilera-ar_3123527.jpg)

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## More by Bette Midler

> [If I could be granted a wish, I'd shine in your eye like a jewel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-i-could-be-granted-a-wish-i-d-shine-in-your-eye-like-a-jewel/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-firmly-believe-that-with-the-right-footwear-one-can-rule-the-world/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [You can't just have a clean public space - you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/you-can-t-just-have-a-clean-public-space-you-also-have-to-have-people/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-read-neither-good-nor-bad-about-me-i-let-it-not-even-in-my-life-so/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [ If they \[at the audition\] don't like the way you sound they won't buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-they-at-the-audition-don-t-like-the-way-you-sound-they-won-t-buy/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/the-old-forms-of-entertainment-are-not-extinct-live-performances-are/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/it-s-the-heart-afraid-of-breaking-that-never-learns-to-dance-it-is/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-made-a-pact-with-myself-a-long-time-ago-never-watch-anything/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [It's the one who won't be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/it-s-the-one-who-won-t-be-taken-that-cannot-seem-to-give-and-the-soul/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [Culturally, it's very hard to change people's attitudes about public space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/culturally-it-s-very-hard-to-change-people-s-attitudes-about-public/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [As you age, feelings do diminish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/as-you-age-feelings-do-diminish/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [I decided years ago not to read stories about myself anymore. Each one is a potential minefield: Whatever it says, you're bound to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-decided-years-ago-not-to-read-stories-about-myself-anymore-each-one/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD's on and hit play and random things come out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/sometimes-my-brain-goes-on-cd-shuffle-you-know-you-put-a-bunch-of-cd/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [I come from an overly confident place. But I'm overconfident because of feelings of inferiority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-come-from-an-overly-confident-place-but-i-m-overconfident-because/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

> [My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/my-idea-of-superwoman-is-someone-who-scrubs-her-own-floors/)

[Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/)

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