All these children [who did not have music and art classes at school] go out into the world without knowing that there… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a performer, I didn't know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk! — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
When I started in this [music] business, I had a dream, but it was amorphous, and I had no experience. I just… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds. Education is my next big thing. When music… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
I sometimes think I should go back to school to learn French and music, but who would have me? — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
I believe that Judy Garland's artistry was so fine. I mean, when people say: 'oh, she brought so much of her life… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
When my daughter was younger we showed her all the great musicals. And the great dramas and great comedies, and the one… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment. — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world. — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
You can't just have a clean public space - you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
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… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
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… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot. — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
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. — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
Culturally, it's very hard to change people's attitudes about public space. — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
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… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image