Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Daviswas an American actress of film, television and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 April 1908
CityLowell, MA
i-miss-you missing-you pain
It's true we don't know what we've got until its gone, but we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.
men found
I am a woman meant for a man, but I never found a man who could compete.
happiness weight-loss expectations
You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.
mistake bugs doe
Once the love bug wears off, as it inevitably does, you are shocked to discover that you really didn't know the object of your affections at all. We know this to be so, even as we repeat the same mistake over and over and over.
mom mother children
If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.
work passion hands
My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.
courage self-confidence keys
The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.
happiness happy want
A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.
drinking wine glasses
There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.
sissy getting-old
Getting old is not for sissies.
nice grandmother swings
Some young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother's old farmhouse -- all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.
people sometimes hated
It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not. It's a sign of your worth sometimes, if you're hated by the right people.
award heart ought worry
I wouldn't worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where your heart ought to be.
late tired
My darling,it is late and I am very tired of youth,love,and self-sacrafice.