Inspirational Quotes » Bette Davis, The Lonely Life, 1962

Quote #1574

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:11:57 +0000

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.

Quote #1532

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:11:56 +0000

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given the chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. As everyone else, I love to dunk my crust in it. But alone, it is not a diet designed to keep body and soul together.

Quote #1533

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:11:56 +0000

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains. the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

Quote #1543

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:11:56 +0000

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

Quote #1544

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:11:56 +0000

It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.