The bottom line is, I'm blessed with good health. On top of that, I don't go around thinking 'Oh, I'm 90, I better do this or I better do that.' I'm just Betty. I'm the same Betty that I've always been. Take it or leave it. Use this quote
Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. Use this quote
If you think of a work of fiction as a kind of scale model of the world, then the positive valences - where things turn out better than you thought they would - ought to be in there somewhere, too. Use this quote
A big part of who I am is just the way I was raised. Nobody is better than anyone else, and if you really work hard, you might get lucky and get what you want. Use this quote
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. Use this quote
People under the influence of cults is similar to that we observe in addicts. Typical behaviour for both includes draining bank accounts, neglecting children, destroying relations with family and losing interest in anything except the drug or cult. Use this quote
Biennial culture is already almost irrelevant, because so many more people are providing so many better opportunities for artists to exhibit their work. Use this quote
Well I don't know because I don't have a real relationship with the industry. Use this quote
The hardest part was when I was in high school not having a job and always being broke. I had to get to auditions without a car. I either took the bus or walked. Use this quote
You get below the Mason-Dixon line and you have some of the best music, culture, the two races, the literature, and it's so rich. Use this quote
We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true; our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has been gained through a massively inefficient use of natural resources. Use this quote
You may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood there can in the end be no peace. Use this quote
I don't think success arrives and you're suddenly happy. It's not like that. If people think that they'll be very disappointed. Use this quote
I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. Use this quote
It's better to get the nutrients for healthy skin from food, not supplements. Salmon, walnuts, blueberries, spinach... lots of my favorite foods happen to be amazing for skin too. Use this quote
The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. Use this quote
The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time. Use this quote
Anarchism is the great liberator of man from the phantoms that have held him captive; it is the arbiter and pacifier of the two forces for individual and social harmony. Use this quote
Of all the planets apart from Earth in our solar system, Mars is the most hospitable. Yeah. Right. Better keep my visit short. And yet, despite the discomfort, the danger, I love it here. I love coming back for these imaginary vacations. The sights are amazing. Use this quote
When my dad was badly weakened by the flu and my mom wanted to call an ambulance to take him to the emergency room, he wouldn't go unless he could shave first and change into a nice shirt and a pair of slacks. Use this quote
