Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.

Quote by Bette Davis

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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.

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve...

This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve...

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...

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

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

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...

Sex is God's joke on human beings.

Sex is God's joke on human beings.

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 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...

Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you...

Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you...

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...

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

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...

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...

Strong women only marry weak men.

Strong women only marry weak men.

I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.

I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

I've lost my faith in science.

I've lost my faith in science.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.