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> [My own experience has taught me not to underestimate the power of those who protest against cruelty. I'd also say that there may be a tendency to view the animal-rights opposition in somewhat distorted fashion as a new development, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/my-own-experience-has-taught-me-not-to-underestimate-the-power-of/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

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## More by Bette Ford

> [A bull will try to outwit you. It will stop and hook when the last thing you expect from it is that it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/a-bull-will-try-to-outwit-you-it-will-stop-and-hook-when-the-last/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [For me, bullfighting was this very spiritual engagement with power, with power and death. You're pitting yourself against a force that's stronger than you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/for-me-bullfighting-was-this-very-spiritual-engagement-with-power/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [Cooking certainly has some of the elements of an art form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/cooking-certainly-has-some-of-the-elements-of-an-art-form/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [Madrid reacting with the forceful protection of bullfighting as an art form is an example of the survival of the old values.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/madrid-reacting-with-the-forceful-protection-of-bullfighting-as-an/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [It's almost impossible to imagine bullfighting abolished from Spain entirely. Values do change, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/it-s-almost-impossible-to-imagine-bullfighting-abolished-from-spain/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [Acting requires focus, too, but acting doesn't, you might say, demand focus. When you're in the ring you don't even have to think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/acting-requires-focus-too-but-acting-doesn-t-you-might-say-demand/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [If you fear something, walk into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/if-you-fear-something-walk-into-it/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [My own experience has taught me not to underestimate the power of those who protest against cruelty. I'd also say that there may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/my-own-experience-has-taught-me-not-to-underestimate-the-power-of/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [Bullfighting has some of the elements of a sport or contest, and in the United States most people think of it as a sport,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/bullfighting-has-some-of-the-elements-of-a-sport-or-contest-and-in/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [In one era the majority puts its faith and sympathy with the bullfighter, in another with the bull.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/in-one-era-the-majority-puts-its-faith-and-sympathy-with-the/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [I'm good at killing, I'm known as a bullfighter who kills well, and that I can kill well, that I can compete technically with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/i-m-good-at-killing-i-m-known-as-a-bullfighter-who-kills-well-and/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [One of the things I've been thinking about lately is how the change in values makes the survival of the old values, where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/one-of-the-things-i-ve-been-thinking-about-lately-is-how-the-change/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [I never took pleasure in seeing a bull die. Relief, but certainly not pleasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/i-never-took-pleasure-in-seeing-a-bull-die-relief-but-certainly-not/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [Bullfighting is anachronistic - you enter into a bullring and you're leaving behind the values of the world outside the ring. I suppose that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/bullfighting-is-anachronistic-you-enter-into-a-bullring-and-you-re/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

> [I was a bullfighter. I'd like to see the tradition continue. I'm sorry that Catalonia is robbing itself of a tradition that belongs in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-ford/i-was-a-bullfighter-i-d-like-to-see-the-tradition-continue-i-m-sorry/)

[Bette Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-ford/)

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