My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.

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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was 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 known for her performances in a...

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This became a credo of mine… attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given the chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. As everyone else, I love to dunk my crust in it. But alone, it is not a diet designed to keep body and soul together.

I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

I'd luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair.

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Give me that man that is not passion's slave, and I will wear him in my hearts core.

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It is easy to fly into a passion—anybody can do that. But to be angry with the right person to the right extent and at the right time and with the right object and in the right way—that is not easy, and it is not everyone who can do it.

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