If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

Quote by Bette Davis

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I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

In this rat-race everybody's guilty till proved innocent!

In this rat-race everybody's guilty till proved innocent!

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your...

I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your...

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me.

Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me.

Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a...

Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a...

Old age is no place for sissies.

Old age is no place for sissies.

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered...

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered...

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

Your luck is how you treat people

Your luck is how you treat people

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare...

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare...

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime.

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all...

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all...

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Hollywood was born schizophrenic. For 75 years it has been both a town and a...

Hollywood was born schizophrenic. For 75 years it has been both a town and a...

I came out here with one suit and everybody said I looked like a bum....

I came out here with one suit and everybody said I looked like a bum....