A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else. - Bette Davis

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

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About Bette Davis

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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