Bette Davisová nejznámější citáty
„Když jsem nejvíc nešťastná, spíše rozdávám rány, než kňučím.“
Zdroj: [Stránský, Petr, Madam Nezávislá, Cinema, 4, 2011, 82, 1210-132X]
Originál: (en) All my marriages were charades, and I was equally responsible. But I always fell in love. That was the original sin.
Zdroj: [Krebs, Albin, Bette Davis, a Queen of Hollywood, Dies at 81, The New York Times, 1989-10-08, 2013-03-25, http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/08/obituaries/bette-davis-a-queen-of-hollywood-dies-at-81.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm]
Bette Davisová: Citáty anglicky
“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.”
William Martin, The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left is Right, Sourcebooks, Inc., 2004, ISBN 1402203098, p. 204
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“Miss Bankhead isn't well enough known nationally to warrant my imitating her.”
In response to accusations she imitated Bankhead in the role of Margo Channing in All about Eve. Bankhead resented Davis for the perceived imitation, which she considered mocking, and for portraying her Broadway Roles on film [Dark Victory, Jezebel, The Little Foxes]. http://cree.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/01/6390804-bette-davis-v-tallulah-bankhead-by-harvard-hollenberg This comment is unusual in that Davis usually tried to deflate the myth [started by Tallulah for amusement and publicity] of any sort of conflict between them, instead expressing her admiration for Bankhead. https://books.google.com/books?id=xUFplyZZAZsC&pg=PA221&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false Similarly, when Bankhead was asked to do an imitation of Davis, she said "Why should I dahling, she's been imitating me long enough". Before candidly remarking "But really, it's been sheer coincidence that Bette's been playing the leading roles in films like Dark Victory. I really admire her very much."
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“If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.”
Varianta: If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.
“You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.”
Gerhard Gschwandtner, Great Thoughts to Sell By: Quotes to Motivate You to Success, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007, ISBN 0071475990, p. 89.
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“Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.”
From Davis' running commentary in Whitney Stine's Mother Goddam https://books.google.com/books?id=kxs_AAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Attempt+the+impossible+in+order+to+improve+your+work.%22 (1974), p. 123 ISBN 0-8015-5184-6
“Getting old is not for sissies.”
Roz Warren, Rosalind Warren, Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, Sourcebooks, Inc., 2006, , p. 179.
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Varianta: Old age ain't no place for sissies.
“Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it did.”
Ashton Applewhite, Tripp Evans, Andrew Frothingham, And I Quote: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker, Macmillan, 1992, ISBN 0312068972, p. 383.
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“To look back is to relax one's vigil.”
The Lonely Life http://books.google.com/books?id=iyNaAAAAMAAJ&q=%22To+look+back+is+to+relax+one's+vigil%22&pg=PA11#v=onepage (1962)
Noah BenShea, Great Quotes to Inspire Great Teachers, Corwin Press, 2001, ISBN 0761945407, p. 78.
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