I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

Quote by Bette Davis

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When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

Old age is no place for sissies.

Old age is no place for sissies.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In...

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In...

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

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

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

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

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

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

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

If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do...

If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do...

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

Business is the art of extracting money from another man's pocket without resorting to violence.

Business is the art of extracting money from another man's pocket without resorting to violence.

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

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

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

That's me: an old kazoo with some sparklers.

That's me: an old kazoo with some sparklers.

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success...

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success...

Strong women only marry weak men.

Strong women only marry weak men.

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.