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BETTY ANDERSON From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss t... BETTY SMITH A lot of people think this is a goodie two-shoes talking. But we do have a tendency to complain rath... BETTY WHITE I know that's what people say-- you'll get over it. I'd say it, too. But I know it's not true. Oh, y... BETTY SMITH I was at a meeting two years ago in Beijing, and I passed a bunch of women who were marching in a pr... BETTY FRIEDAN My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off ... BETTY FORD If everyone took personal responsibility for their animals, we wouldn't have a lot of the animal... BETTY WHITE The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done, but hopefully what one will do. BETTY WILLIAMS It's a little known fact that one in three family pets gets lost during its lifetime, and approx... BETTY WHITE A lady likes to be complimented on her looks, her eyes, her figure. But the personality comments are... BETTY WHITE I don't know if we even mentioned UFOs. It was to find out why Barney was emotionally upset. BETTY HILL By the time we went to Doctor Simon I think Barney had been totally disabled for at least six months... BETTY HILL I mean you might say he had a travelling post office, but also Barney was very, very active. He was ... BETTY HILL They came out over the highway and they stopped and that's when Barney got out, with the binocul... BETTY HILL I was single for six years and during those six years I went back to college and got my degree in So... BETTY HILL During the Depression, my dad made radios to sell to make extra money. Nobody had any money to buy t... BETTY WHITE The bottom line is, I'm blessed with good health. On top of that, I don't go around thinking... BETTY WHITE You're better off betting on a horse than betting on a man. A horse may not be able to hold you ... BETTY GRABLE I enjoy being busy, I really do. Remember, I'm the stub end of the railroad. I have no family, s... BETTY WHITE I spent a lot of time in college studying theater of the absurd and Beckett and Genet, and then I sp... BETTY GILPIN Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is yo... BETTY SMITH Sissy had two great failings. She was a great lover and a great mother. She had so much of tendernes... BETTY SMITH One of Francie's favorite stores was the one which sold nothing but tea, coffee, and spices. It was ... BETTY SMITH I'm not into animal rights. I'm only into animal welfare and health. I've been with the ... BETTY WHITE