--- title: "10 Want Quotes By Bette Midler" description: "10 Want quotes by Bette Midler. Plus more from Bette Midler and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/627/bette-midler-1976_delivered_i-want-it-all-and-i-would-like-it-delive_2404832.jpg" --- > [I want it all - and I would like it delivered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-want-it-all-and-i-would-like-it-delivered/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/627/bette-midler-1976_delivered_i-want-it-all-and-i-would-like-it-delive_2404832.jpg) > [I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-want-to-have-fun-and-i-want-to-give-people-a-good-laugh/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c7/bette-midler-1976_comedy_i-want-to-have-fun-and-i-want-to-give-pe_455259.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) > [Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn't want to -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/group-conformity-scares-the-pants-off-me-because-it-s-so-often-a/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/bette-midler-1976_bigs_group-conformity-scares-the-pants-off-me_1837272.jpg) > [Most people are walking around the city like corpses; they aren't alive enough to notice the trash. They come from other places…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/most-people-are-walking-around-the-city-like-corpses-they-aren-t/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/bette-midler-1976_alive_most-people-are-walking-around-the-city_249954.jpg) > [I'm confident that I'm as intelligent as many people, but I know that I'm not as intelligent as some. So in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-m-confident-that-i-m-as-intelligent-as-many-people-but-i-know-that/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/bette-midler-1976_confidence_i-m-confident-that-i-m-as-intelligent-as_1855946.jpg) > [I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn't want to stop singing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-read-a-comment-that-made-me-think-i-should-stop-singing-for-a-while/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/bette-midler-1976_comment_i-read-a-comment-that-made-me-think-i-sh_1058352.jpg) > [I got so far away from what they told you in acting class: Do something different. Producers kept offering me the 'Sister…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-got-so-far-away-from-what-they-told-you-in-acting-class-do/) [Bette Midler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-midler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/bette-midler-1976_act_i-got-so-far-away-from-what-they-told-yo_2081795.jpg) > [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) > [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) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/bette-midler/#itemlist", "name": "10 Want Quotes By Bette Midler", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want it all - and I would like it delivered.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bette Midler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-want-it-all-and-i-would-like-it-delivered/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/627/bette-midler-1976_delivered_i-want-it-all-and-i-would-like-it-delive_2404832.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/627/bette-midler-1976_delivered_i-want-it-all-and-i-would-like-it-delive_2404832.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/627/bette-midler-1976_delivered_i-want-it-all-and-i-would-like-it-delive_2404832.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want it all - and I would like it delivered.” — Bette Midler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bette Midler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-midler/i-want-to-have-fun-and-i-want-to-give-people-a-good-laugh/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c7/bette-midler-1976_comedy_i-want-to-have-fun-and-i-want-to-give-pe_455259.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c7/bette-midler-1976_comedy_i-want-to-have-fun-and-i-want-to-give-pe_455259.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c7/bette-midler-1976_comedy_i-want-to-have-fun-and-i-want-to-give-pe_455259.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.” — Bette Midler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. 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