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I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not...

I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth.

Quote by Hank Aaron about name, day

I don't want them to forget Ruth, I just want them to...

I don't want them to forget Ruth, I just want them to remember me!

Quote by Hank Aaron

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at...

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.

Quote by Bette Davis about happiness

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be...

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.

Quote by Bette Davis about life

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds...

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring... I ought to know.

Quote by Bette Davis about affair, marriage, good, good luck

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's...

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be fit to enter the outside world.

Quote by Bette Davis about world, children, home, faith

Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in...

Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it did.

Quote by Bette Davis about marriage, respect, end, love

Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never...

Quote by Bette Davis about children, symbol, being, things, contentment, love

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

Quote by Bette Davis about heart, people

First time was when I was 26 and got married - and it was...

First time was when I was 26 and got married - and it was hell waiting.

Quote by Bette Davis about hell, time

From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell...

From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.

Quote by Bette Davis about humor, hell, sex, moment, contentment

Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that...

Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me.

Quote by Bette Davis about opinion, nothing

Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces...

Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life.

Quote by Bette Davis about humor, actors, good, good luck, life, contentment

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for...

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Quote by Bette Davis about irony

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

Quote by Bette Davis about purpose, eternity, success, work

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any...

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.

Quote by Bette Davis about enemies, regret, affair, actors

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is...

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

Quote by Bette Davis about film

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's...

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which means you've had it.

Quote by Bette Davis about character, contentment

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I...

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.

Quote by Bette Davis about actors

I must start wearing a watch. I never have you know.

I must start wearing a watch. I never have you know.

Quote by Bette Davis about contentment

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