--- title: "19 Ifs Quotes By Bette Midler" description: "19 Ifs quotes by Bette Midler. Plus more from Bette Midler and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/bette-midler-1976_clothes_if-i-don-t-feel-right-about-what-i-m-in_2715658.jpg" --- > [If I don't feel right about what I'm in, I don't feel right about anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-i-don-t-feel-right-about-what-i-m-in-i-don-t-feel-right-about/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/bette-midler-1976_clothes_if-i-don-t-feel-right-about-what-i-m-in_2715658.jpg) > [If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-somebody-makes-me-laugh-i-m-his-slave-for-life/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/bette-midler-1976_comedy_if-somebody-makes-me-laugh-i-m-his-slave_802882.jpg) > [If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-you-pick-up-a-ukulele-it-will-make-you-unbelievably-happy/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/bette-midler-1976_ifs_if-you-pick-up-a-ukulele-it-will-make-yo_1690851.jpg) > [If you're frightened, you're out of luck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-you-re-frightened-you-re-out-of-luck/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/bette-midler-1976_frightened_if-you-re-frightened-you-re-out-of-luck_1758304.jpg) > [Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time - if not of my block - being made to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/here-i-am-one-of-the-most-colorful-women-of-my-time-if-not-of-my/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/bette-midler-1976_block_here-i-am-one-of-the-most-colorful-women_2270273.jpg) > [ If they \[at the audition\] don't like the way you sound they won't buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress,… ](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/bette-midler-1976_ass_if-they-at-the-audition-don-t-like-the-w_60210.jpg) > [If you're passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-you-re-passionate-about-something-then-you-should-pick-up-your/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/bette-midler-1976_action_if-you-re-passionate-about-something-the_1303997.jpg) > [If you can accept your differentness and learn to love it and encourage it, then you can be someone wonderful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-you-can-accept-your-differentness-and-learn-to-love-it-and/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42f/bette-midler-1976_accept_if-you-can-accept-your-differentness-and_3003984.jpg) > [My daughter very independent. But if she's upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She's great - a real tough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/my-daughter-very-independent-but-if-she-s-upset-about-something-she/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/bette-midler-1976_children_my-daughter-very-independent-but-if-she_253863.jpg) > [You have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/you-have-to-be-alert-when-my-daughter-sophie-came-out-of-the-womb-she/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/bette-midler-1976_children_you-have-to-be-alert-when-my-daughter-so_1151854.jpg) > [Even if the whole human race dies off because we keep fighting and killing each other and being heartless, the planet will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/even-if-the-whole-human-race-dies-off-because-we-keep-fighting-and/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fa/bette-midler-1976_annihilation_even-if-the-whole-human-race-dies-off-be_604910.jpg) > [If someone were to say seriously, "I'm divine," she'd have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-someone-were-to-say-seriously-i-m-divine-she-d-have-to-be-locked/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/bette-midler-1976_air_if-someone-were-to-say-seriously-i-m-div_1425242.jpg) > [Life is not fair. And you have to choose your battles, because there are some that you cannot win. If you're passionate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/life-is-not-fair-and-you-have-to-choose-your-battles-because-there/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/bette-midler-1976_battle_life-is-not-fair-and-you-have-to-choose_1659555.jpg) > [The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c8/bette-midler-1976_careers_the-old-forms-of-entertainment-are-not-e_62901.jpg) > [There's the media-driven universe, in which the public perceives you in a superficial way. Then there's the universe that you actually inhabit,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/there-s-the-media-driven-universe-in-which-the-public-perceives-you/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/bette-midler-1976_crap_there-s-the-media-driven-universe-in-whi_1055553.jpg) > [ When I started in this \[music\] business, I had a dream, but it was amorphous, and I had no experience. I just… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/when-i-started-in-this-music-business-i-had-a-dream-but-it-was/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/bette-midler-1976_business_when-i-started-in-this-music-business-i_1634901.jpg) > [Let the sun stop burning, Let them tell me love's not worth going through. If it all falls apart, I will know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/let-the-sun-stop-burning-let-them-tell-me-love-s-not-worth-going/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/bette-midler-1976_burning_let-the-sun-stop-burning-let-them-tell-m_935642.jpg) > [One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/one-of-my-first-role-models-was-eugene-lang-a-wealthy-businessman-who/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e44/bette-midler-1976_businessman_one-of-my-first-role-models-was-eugene-l_238184.jpg) > [I decided years ago not to read stories about myself anymore. Each one is a potential minefield: Whatever it says, you're bound…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/bette-midler-1976_bounds_i-decided-years-ago-not-to-read-stories_130246.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/bette-midler/#itemlist", "name": "19 Ifs Quotes By Bette Midler", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I don't feel right about what I'm in, I don't feel right about anything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bette Midler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-i-don-t-feel-right-about-what-i-m-in-i-don-t-feel-right-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/bette-midler-1976_clothes_if-i-don-t-feel-right-about-what-i-m-in_2715658.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/bette-midler-1976_clothes_if-i-don-t-feel-right-about-what-i-m-in_2715658.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/bette-midler-1976_clothes_if-i-don-t-feel-right-about-what-i-m-in_2715658.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I don't feel right about what I'm in, I don't feel right about anything.” — Bette Midler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bette Midler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-somebody-makes-me-laugh-i-m-his-slave-for-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/bette-midler-1976_comedy_if-somebody-makes-me-laugh-i-m-his-slave_802882.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/bette-midler-1976_comedy_if-somebody-makes-me-laugh-i-m-his-slave_802882.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/bette-midler-1976_comedy_if-somebody-makes-me-laugh-i-m-his-slave_802882.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.” — Bette Midler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bette Midler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-you-pick-up-a-ukulele-it-will-make-you-unbelievably-happy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/bette-midler-1976_ifs_if-you-pick-up-a-ukulele-it-will-make-yo_1690851.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/bette-midler-1976_ifs_if-you-pick-up-a-ukulele-it-will-make-yo_1690851.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/bette-midler-1976_ifs_if-you-pick-up-a-ukulele-it-will-make-yo_1690851.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.” — Bette Midler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you're frightened, you're out of luck.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bette Midler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/if-you-re-frightened-you-re-out-of-luck/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/bette-midler-1976_frightened_if-you-re-frightened-you-re-out-of-luck_1758304.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/bette-midler-1976_frightened_if-you-re-frightened-you-re-out-of-luck_1758304.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/bette-midler-1976_frightened_if-you-re-frightened-you-re-out-of-luck_1758304.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you're frightened, you're out of luck.” — Bette Midler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time - 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