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
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Actually, I think business women are better women at home, if you want to know the truth because you do understand what goes into a day's work out in the world, a very nerve-racking affair.
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I believe one should be a woman at home.
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Home is where you go to when you've nowhere to go.
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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.
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If my guests do not like it here, I suggest they accompany you to the nursery... where I am sure you will all feel more at home.
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I must start wearing a watch. I never have you know.
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Oh, I'm rather fond of him that way. It shows that deep down he's a fake." -on her graying 1935 Oscar for Jezebel.
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Don't get up. And please stop acting as if I were the queen mother!
That's me: an old kazoo with some sparklers.
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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 been a parent.
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The weak are the most treacherous of us all. They come to the strong and drain them. They are bottomless. They are insatiable. They are always parched and always bitter. They are everyone's concern and like vampires they suck our life's blood.
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Performance number 1,000, if I play it that long, will take place in a well-padded booby-hatch.
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My darling,it is late and I am very tired of youth,love,and self-sacrafice.
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I wouldn't worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where your heart ought to be.