I was an only child and I had a mother and father who were just - there wasn't a straight man in the house, and I mean that in a very nice way. They were fun, and we would laugh a lot.
Betty WhiteRead
I think everybody needs a passion. Whether it's one passion or a hundred, that's what keep life interesting.
Interpretation
Passion is essential for a fulfilling life as it adds excitement and interest.
In this quote, Betty White emphasizes the importance of having passions in life, suggesting that they serve as a driving force that makes life lively and engaging. She believes that whether someone has one strong passion or multiple interests, those passions are vital for maintaining a sense of purpose and enjoyment in everyday activities.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing passions.
I was an only child and I had a mother and father who were just - there wasn't a straight man in the house, and I mean that in a very nice way. They were fun, and we would laugh a lot.
Don't try to be young. Just open your mind. Stay interested in stuff. There are so many things I won't live long enough to find out about, but I'm still curious about them. You know people who are already saying, 'I'm going to be 30 - oh, what am I going to do?' Well, use that decade! Use them all!
Animals don't lie. Animals don't criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.
I have my golden retriever now, Pontiac. He's a career-change guide dog from Guide Dogs for the Blind.
When I pontificate, it sounds so, you know, Oh, well, she's preaching. I'm not preaching, but I think maybe I learned it from my animal friends. Kindness and consideration of somebody besides yourself. I think that keeps you feeling young. I really do.
You gotta use everything you possibly can!
What a miracle life is and how alike are all souls when they send their roots down deep and meet and are one!
Annie turned away, her eyes glittering. 'Here's what no one tells you,' she said. 'When you deliver a fetus, you get a death certificate, but not a birth certificate. And afterward, your milk comes in, and there's nothing you can do to stop it.' She looked up at me. 'You can't win. Either you have the baby and wear your pain on the outside, or you don't have the baby, and you keep that ache in you forever. I know I didn't do the wrong thing. But I don't feel like I did the right thing, either.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
Live in such a way, that if someone speaks badly of you no one would belive it. Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends.
The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.
Sometimes, I feel like I spent the first part of my life wishing to be a teen-age boy, and the second part condemned to being one.
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