Top 15 Bette Davis Quotes

American actress (1908–1989)

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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television and theatre. Known for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her best remembered films are romantic dramas. In 1999, Davis was placed second, behind Katharine Hepburn, on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.

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Birth Name: Ruth Elizabeth Davis

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

There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.

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

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not. It's a sign of your worth sometimes, if you're hated by the right people.

The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

You should know me well enough by now to know I don't ask for things I don't think I can get.

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, to yielding.

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

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

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

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.

If everybody likes you, you're pretty dull.

You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.

Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child.He needs guidance.If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.