Bette Midler

“I never know what to say when I'm due for a Grammy. I'm always surprised.”

“I feel like my life is a series of embarrassing moments.”

“The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.”

“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.”

“After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.”

“When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.”

“I always try to balance the light with the heavy -- a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.”

“It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.”

“I'm the last of the red-hot mamas.”

“If you're not in New York, you're camping out.”

“I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you are.”

“I have my own particular sorrows, loves, delights; and you have yours.”

“Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.”

“Self-esteem is something you have to earn!”

“The only thing I'm a diva about is my stage.”

“If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role.”

“My idea of a good man is one who is honest and dependable, who is there for you when you need him.”

“Life is a buffet. You have to eat everything.”

“My whole life, I've wanted to be a famous star.”

“Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes.”